backhand

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Recent Examples of backhand Holloway made a long stretch pass to advance the puck up ice, and Broberg made a terrific read to gallop up the ice to turn it into a two-on-one and pulled off a sweet move to his backhand to clinch the 2 points. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 Carlsson deked to Oettinger’s left with the backhand before scoring past his right skate on the forehand for a 3-2 lead. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025 Brink charged in on a partial breakaway, moving to his backhand and lifting it past Johansson. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 Carlsson settled a chaotic sequence calmly and roofed a backhand from close range for his first goal, and then carried the puck across three zones before pulling up for a precise shot from just above the right faceoff dot. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 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
  • This previous label, which debuted on the 2010 vintages, featured Hamel Family Wines in cursive and an image of a badger.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Dated to between 50 and 80 C.E., the tablets are among the earliest examples of Roman cursive, a style of handwriting, discovered in Britain, per Artnet’s Richard Whiddington.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The soft leather looks best when done up in a snake print, as far as we’re concerned, which will instantly grant your off-duty stylings more oomph.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie has earned nearly $8.7 million domestically and $2.2 million internationally for a worldwide domestic tally of $10.9 million to date against a $15 million production budget before prints and advertising costs, according to The Numbers.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Discover the timeless art of Arabic calligraphy through the artistic practice of handwriting based on Arabic alphabet.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In the white space below the image, their names are marked down in pink ink with his sister’s handwriting.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Who doesn’t dream of making beeswax candles, topping naked cakes with berries and writing on labels with picture-perfect penmanship?
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 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
  • Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Creatio supports automation via Processes, premade collections of actions for tasks such as building product recommendation lists, creating scripts for various interactions, and generating product descriptions.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 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
  • That top-grain Italian leather will feel silky under your hand, and the elevated accessory also bears all the details of a designer handbag (adjustable strap; careful stitching; card pockets).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Yes, the bat felt and looked good in Stanton’s hands; no, this is not sabermetrics.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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