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backhand

noun

Definition of backhand

as in copperplate

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Recent Examples of backhand Luckily for Vegas, Carter Harter stopped Jarvis’ backhand, but the threat wasn’t averted just yet. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Sun Yingsha’s speed, anticipation, backhand counterattacks, and composure under pressure have made her one of the greatest table-tennis athletes of all time. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 June 2026 The Frenchman did — and 39-year-old Djokovic dove to hit a backhand volley winner on match point for a 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) record-equaling victory in the third round at Wimbledon on Friday. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for backhand

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Noun

National Archives and Records Administration The exhibit features a number of historic papers, including an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence, printed from a copperplate of the original.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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

Definition of copperplate

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Cursive Just like reading an analog clock and using a map, reading and writing in cursive has proven, for many young people, unnecessary.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026
Magdalena, wearing a bright red shirt with her grandson’s name written in gold cursive, booked her own flight back to Guatemala because the center does not organize flights for adults.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of cursive

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While print and digital journalism come close, TV, radio, and the movies exist a primarily ‘values-free’ zone, where entertainment is the overriding priority.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
But Swisher, who has evolved from a traditional print journalist to business owner and podcast host, has few rivals who can match her technology expertise and connect those observations to the broader political debate.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of print

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But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Many pointed to an episode from the month prior, where a response from contestant Sadie Goldberger was not accepted because of her penmanship.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Definition of penmanship

Noun

For a stable, repo-local script, that critique holds, and wrapping every small command in a gateway adds surface area no one needs.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The studio tapped Ana Nogueira to write the script, a holdover from the former DCEU plans for a standalone Supergirl film.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

Definition of script

Noun

Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Her boyfriend Eric Lopez looked at her, making a thumbs-up sign with both hands, which made her laugh.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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