Examples of underthrow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Watch teams that try deep shots each weekend and overthrow or underthrow them. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2020 Lewerke opened the Spartans’ first possession in the third quarter by underthrowing Cody White for what would’ve been a long gain. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2019 Tyler Huntley aims deeps but underthrows his receiver and throws into double coverage and Brady Brreze intercepts him in the end zone. — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2019 Mayfield threw awkwardly off his wrong foot, underthrowing an open receiver by a lot. — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019 Those 50-50 balls, as coaches call them, are sometimes gambles, and better to sail them than to underthrow them for an interception. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2019 While Trubisky has been underthrowing balls downfield in recent weeks, this was on the money and beyond Slay. — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019 Then the other Drew reared his head, badly underthrowing Troy Brown. — Steve Kornacki, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018 More on Spartans: What didn’t work Lewerke struggled at times with downfield passing, either underthrowing or sailing throws to open receivers. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2018 See More

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