backhand

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Recent Examples of backhand Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025 While Sinner responded in the second set, highlighted by a backhand smash that ended a 19-shot rally and got the crowd behind him, albeit briefly, Alcaraz wasted no time blunting Sinner’s momentum in the third. Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025 With Alcaraz erving for the match at 5-4, in the fourth, Sinner saved one match point with a brilliant backhand service return winner. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 But Anisimova grabbed the next four points to break back, capping the game with a backhand winner and a forehand winner. Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backhand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backhand
Noun
  • 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
  • Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes.
    Sheila D. Grissett, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021
Noun
  • In fact, many Gen Zers can’t even read cursive.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Write 500 words, in cursive, on how any of this might apply to you.
    Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This was after administrators pressured Rodenbush to drop traditional news content from print editions.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Who had artwork before prints were invented?
    River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Underpinning the experience is NOTE OS, which integrates recording, transcription, handwriting, text editing, and AI tools into a single workspace.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop lyricism, and his top-tier penmanship has powered a catalog of 17 solo albums.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The company provided side-by-side comparisons of GPT-5’s penmanship versus GPT-4o for things like wedding toasts and poems.
    Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Once written, the script’s fantastic promise distracted its readers from the fatal holes in its plot.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 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
  • If police initiate a hold, the final decision to commit someone to involuntary treatment is in the hands of Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services and the courts.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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