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- noun Plural form of
backhand . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
backhand .
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Examples
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My backhands are my weakness due to my right-handed-left-eyed-ness, so every time I complete a decent backhand, I'm happy.
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McCaffrey, 67, mans the CBS on-court camera placed in the corner of courts, which puts him in direct line of fire for serves that can top 150 miles per hour as well as susceptible to various overhead smashes or blazing down-the-line backhands.
Early season provides flexibility for college football teams, ESPN 2009
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Papa, with an irritated grunt, backhands the girl and knocks her down.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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With Federer blasting forehands, Nadal held his ground with his biting lefty forehands, deft touch around the net and bullet crosscourt backhands.
Once in running for best ever, now Federer can't beat Nadal 2009
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Papa, with an irritated grunt, backhands the girl and knocks her down.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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There were hundreds of promising tennis players, several I knew and played against, with games that were destroyed because they were forced by coaches to hit one-handed backhands because the theory of the day was that a two handed shot will not allow a person to cover the court adequately.
David A. Aaker: Lessons from the Fosbury Flop David A. Aaker 2011
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They prefer stylish one-handed backhands à la Roger Federer, crisp volleys like Stefan Edberg's and graceful footwork like Mats Wilander's.
A Feisty, Outspoken Andy Roddick Is Starting to Look Like The Sport's New Ugly American: But Is That a Good Thing? Tom Perrotta 2011
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Both, as it turned out, could impart spin and hurt with two-fisted backhands that drove them up through the rankings of the circuit, garlanded with medals and accolades.
The friendship and rivalry of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic 2011
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But with the match in his hands, he hit two backhands long and faulted on two of his first serves.
Djokovic Claims Australian Open Title Cynthia Koons 2011
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Just as the image of teens dodging bombs while practicing backhands is exaggerated, a visit to the complex leaves a different impression.
The Next King of the Court? Tom Perrotta 2011
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