backhand

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Recent Examples of backhand The American showed everything that is great about her game against Sabalenka: Her booming backhand drawing gasps from the Centre Court crowd who started to fall in love with the youngster. Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 July 2025 Only then did some tension arrive anew, as Anisimova let her first match point get away at 5-3 with a wide backhand, and Sabalenka broke for 5-4. Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand in the Gentlemen's Singles Fourth Round match against Alex de Minaur of Australia on day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 07, 2025 in London, England. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 The Cubs' mascot, Clark the Cub, who was catching Kamara’s first pitch, had to reach over and make a nice backhand pick just to keep it in front of him. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 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
  • To handwrite letters or spell words in print or cursive, students need to commit multiple aspects of each letter to memory.
    Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • Countless documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were originally written in cursive.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Wiggle prints and blindingly bright colors to the Canadian designer’s distinctive footwear styles.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
  • Especially lovely is the Argos Inn, an 1831 mansion with Dalí prints and two cocktail bars; discerning oenophiles will also love the design-forward Lake House on Canandaigua, which opened in 2020 on the site of a former motel with a spa and outdoor barrel saunas.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Referencing the old prison doors which were covered with various scribblings, the luxurious modern bathroom is covered with a contemporary interpretation of handwriting to add a little irreverence.
    Rana Good, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Image courtesy of the researchers View gallery - 5 images Researchers at Meta have developed a wristband that translates your hand gestures into commands to interact with a computer, including moving a cursor, and even transcribing your handwriting in the air into text.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Cursive penmanship has been kicked to the curb in the past two decades by technology that favors keyboards over paper and pen.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • Mathurin, competitive as ever, wants to be the best at everything, even penmanship.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Unlike simple chatbots that follow predetermined scripts, these agents can adapt to new situations, access multiple systems, and resolve issues that previously required human intervention.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • Lerman was simply sent the script in an email, along with the offer, and was soon in Germantown, N.Y., on set.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 30 July 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
  • In real life, people may shuffle only a few times between hands and not mix the cards well.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
  • The pure unpredictability of fate handing this awful hand.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2025

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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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