Synonym: aim, end, goal, mark, object, point. Similar words: large, largely, at large, in charge of, by and large, take charge, on a large scale, a large number of. Meaning: ['tɑrgɪt /'tɑː-] 
n. 1. a reference point to shoot at 2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence 3. the location of the target that is to be hit 4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at 5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
n. 1. a reference point to shoot at 2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence 3. the location of the target that is to be hit 4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at 5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. 
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(151) The country is a target of criticism for its human rights record.
(152) Women who carry cash about in the streets, as they very often have to, are a very soft target.
(153) If you don't lock your doors and windows, you'll be a sitting target for burglars.
(154) We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.
(155) The missile veered way off target and landed in the sea.
(156) The hospital has been the target of investigative journalism .
(157) The company says that growth of 10% is on target.
(158) Allied Chemicals have been trying to buy out their competitor's share in the target company.
(159) The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.
(160) He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.
(161) The children became the target for their father's aggressive outbursts.
(162) The company is constantly improving the system[sentencedict.com], making it a moving target.
(163) The arrow hit the dead centre of the target .
(164) Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
(165) Recently she has been the target of a series of obscene phone calls.
(166) Our target audience is men aged between 18 and 35.
(167) I struck the ball cleanly and my shot was on target.
(167) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
(168) The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans.
(169) The government's target of 3.5% annual growth seems easily attainable.
(170) There is no target date for completion of the new project.
(171) The sights of the gun must be in alignment with the target.
(172) The target audience for the TV series are young people aged 13 to 18.
(173) This new gun shoots a laser beam at the target.
(174) We had barely crept any closer to our target.
(175) Which part of the target were you aiming at?
(176) Its target was international funding agencies and their clients.
(177) The missiles missed their target.
(178) Every radio station needs a target audience.
(179) Brought-forward trading losses can be set against balancing charges arising on the disposal of the target assets.
(180) It was used in the Persian Gulf war to target smart bombs and guide tanks across the desert.
More similar words: large, largely, at large, in charge of, by and large, take charge, on a large scale, a large number of, cargo, urge, margin, stare, star, emerge, start, surgeon, surgery, guitar, forget about, starter, start off, start up, discharging, emergency, military, get around, voluntary, secretary, militarism, elementary.