Examples of backhander in a Sentence
She hit a backhander into the net.
the customs official let us know that he might be prepared to look the other way if an appropriate backhander was slipped into his palm
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Lemieux authored one of the most famous goals in Canadiens history as a rookie in 1986, slipping a backhander over Hartford goaltender Mike Liut’s glove and into the top corner in Game 7 of the second round.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
With the Knights on a power play and trailing 2-0, Pavel Dorofeyev drove the net and had his backhander stopped by Scott Wedgewood.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from the left side.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Lyon stoned him on the first shot and then was able to recover and stop Mittelstadt’s backhander off the rebound.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
With the Knights on a power play and trailing 2-0, Pavel Dorofeyev drove the net and had his backhander stopped by Scott Wedgewood.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from the left side.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Lyon stoned him on the first shot and then was able to recover and stop Mittelstadt’s backhander off the rebound.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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“Backhander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backhander. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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