backhand

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Recent Examples of backhand Mancini scored a backhand rebound goal from the chaos that his net-front drive caused. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Enlist a private session with a coach to help refine your backhand or simply look the part with gear from the Lacoste and Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc capsule collection that blends the two brands’ legendary codes. Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025 Florida needed all of 15 seconds into the second period to regain the lead 2-1 on Marchand’s backhand shot in close past Woll off an Anton Lundell pass. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 The Greek, also his country’s No. 1, had an easy finishing shot at the net, and duly ripped a backhand for a winner — straight into Fils’ upper body, who turned to the side as the ball struck him on his left arm. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for backhand
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Noun
  • The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
  • For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor.
    Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
Noun
  • The personalized dish is made from ceramic and is designed with the school logo of your choice, a name written in cursive, and the graduating class year.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
  • Choose from a cursive, straight design, or a more modern side initial layout to pick the style that best captures the special mom in your life.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • The first print edition of Robb Report en Español will debut in Spain later this year, further strengthening the brand’s presence in Europe.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
  • This article appears in the July 2025 print edition.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • But the claim started to unravel as investigators talked to Morales Reyes, who doesn’t speak English fluently, and obtained a handwriting sample from him that was different from the handwriting in the letters, according to court documents.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Most scholars believed that the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single scribe due to the seemingly uniform handwriting style.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Beautiful penmanship, without necessarily writing skills to match.
    Bob Mondello, NPR, 8 May 2025
  • Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But talent isn’t justification in and of itself, especially without a script or direction that supports it, which turns out to be the case with Call Me Izzy.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
  • In writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s script, Terry is a man just looking to save his family and go about his life.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The hot local labor market is running hand in hand with a hot property market.
    Claire Bushey and Peter Campbell, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
  • Bottom line: Your search is over for the ultimate winter running hand protection for any conditions.
    Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Fewer owners reported raising compensation last month, a sign that wage pressures, hand in hand with inflation, are easing.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Democratic candidates are sparring over how to best respond to President Donald Trump’s agenda in the Garden State and each hopes to keep the state’s governorship in Democratic hands.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025

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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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