Examples of backspin in a Sentence
put backspin on the ball
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Gore’s fastball always has been elite because of a low release height and quality backspin.
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Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Hit the ball hard enough to smack the screen, and dozens of overhead cameras and sensors provide feedback on everything from the path of the club, the club face orientation, the ball speed, backspin and more.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
The hazy frustration of brain fog has felt ever-present thanks to this planetary backspin, but Mercury retrograde ending will lift the clouds and clear our thoughts.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2023
The backspin and carry before the baseball hits the Green Monster or lands on Lansdowne Street is a sight to behold.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
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Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Hit the ball hard enough to smack the screen, and dozens of overhead cameras and sensors provide feedback on everything from the path of the club, the club face orientation, the ball speed, backspin and more.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
The hazy frustration of brain fog has felt ever-present thanks to this planetary backspin, but Mercury retrograde ending will lift the clouds and clear our thoughts.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2023
The backspin and carry before the baseball hits the Green Monster or lands on Lansdowne Street is a sight to behold.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
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“Backspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backspin. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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backspin
noun
back·spin
-ˌspin 
: a backward spinning motion of a ball
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