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Explore Backhander through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like blow. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Backhander in a sentence

Related words

Backhander | Backhand | Backhanded | Backhands | Backhanders | Backhanding

Backhander meaning

  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. A bribe, a secret payment.

Synonyms of Backhander

blow

Related words

Other words often associated with Backhander or its synonyms:

bump sound reverse move stroke occurrence setback expend impact happening break reversal

Using Backhander

  • The main meaning on this page is: A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. | A blow with the back of the hand. | A bribe, a secret payment.
  • Useful related words include: blow.
  • In the example corpus, backhander often appears in combinations such as: his backhander, backhander to, breakaway backhander.

Context around Backhander

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

breakaway 2× pretty 1× nutmeg 1×

Often after:

past 1× behind 1× went 1×

Sentence patterns with Backhander

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a breakaway backhander after blocking 1× a nutmeg backhander through the 1× a pretty backhander to seal 1× and his backhander going off 1× but his backhander to set 1× chipped a backhander over binnington 1× dramatic breakaway backhander with 7 1× on a backhander by oscar 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and game 4 1× as zucker tied 1× edmonton capitalized eight 1× first he stopped 1× hampus lindholm sent 1× kelly browne got 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 0 lead 1× 2 1 victory 1× 2 1 win 1× backhander behind him 1× bounced over smith 1× high end vision 1×

Words around Backhander

Just before it in the word index:

backhanded 32 backhand 212 backgrounds 986 backgrounding 5 backgrounder 5 backgrounded 4

Just after it in the word index:

backhanders 2 backhanding 2 backhands 9 backhaul 27 backhauls 2 backhaus 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Backhander

  • In this selection, "backhander" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, breakaway, pretty, nutmeg, past, behind and went stand out and add context to how "backhander" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a breakaway backhander after blocking and a nutmeg backhander through the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "backhander" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with backhander

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

First, he stopped a backhander from wraparound try to preserve the 2-0 lead. (14 words)

Tatar opened the scoring when he went to the net and chipped a backhander over Binnington’s glove hand. (19 words)

As Zucker tied up Fowler above the crease, Rust attacked the cage and snapped a backhander past Gibson’s right skate. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

And Game 4 came to a bounce going the Leafs way, a puck redirected off the skate of an official to an open Nylander and his backhander going off the post to Bobrovsky’s back and caroming into the net in the Leafs’ 2-1 win. (46 words)

Not only were all of Zegras’ helpers primary assists, but his backhander to set up Jones to give U.S.A. the lead in the opening frame and his impression on Curtis Hall’s () goal in the second period highlighted his high-end vision. (44 words)

She scored with a slap shot from the high slot off a Jordin Williams pass; converted a breakaway backhander after blocking a shot at the defensive blue line and capped the first-period scoring with a wraparound from behind the net while shorthanded. (43 words)

Example sentences (13)

And Game 4 came to a bounce going the Leafs way, a puck redirected off the skate of an official to an open Nylander and his backhander going off the post to Bobrovsky’s back and caroming into the net in the Leafs’ 2-1 win.

As Zucker tied up Fowler above the crease, Rust attacked the cage and snapped a backhander past Gibson’s right skate.

Hampus Lindholm sent Pastrnak in on a break up the right wing and Pastrnak scored his 53rd goal on a pretty backhander to seal the 2-1 victory.

But just 22 seconds later, Pastrnak tied it up, taking a great Lindholm feed, throwing a fake to draw Nedeljkovic out and tucking a backhander behind him.

She scored with a slap shot from the high slot off a Jordin Williams pass; converted a breakaway backhander after blocking a shot at the defensive blue line and capped the first-period scoring with a wraparound from behind the net while shorthanded.

Trevor Zegras was awarded a penalty shot in the second period, but he missed the net entirely when his backhander went over the crossbar.

First, he stopped a backhander from wraparound try to preserve the 2-0 lead.

Kelly Browne got the play started coming across the blue line, again with some good pace forcing the Wildcats into a retreat on the 3 on 2, and sent a nutmeg backhander through the legs of her defender over to Savannah Norcross.

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Edmonton capitalized eight minutes into the first period on a backhander by Oscar Klefbom, but the Wild tied it 4:35 later when Soucy’s point shot clipped Greenway and bounced over Smith.

Not only were all of Zegras’ helpers primary assists, but his backhander to set up Jones to give U.S.A. the lead in the opening frame and his impression on Curtis Hall’s () goal in the second period highlighted his high-end vision.

Tatar opened the scoring when he went to the net and chipped a backhander over Binnington’s glove hand.

The second one was a dramatic breakaway backhander with 7.8 seconds left in a 2-1 Gophers win last Saturday.

Saskatchewan got on the board first, Kaitlyn Willoughby cut into the zone, toe dragged a defender and put a backhander over Rebecca Clark’s shoulder to make it 1-0.

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Common combinations with backhander

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "backhander" in a sentence?
An example: "And Game 4 came to a bounce going the Leafs way, a puck redirected off the skate of an official to an open Nylander and his backhander going off the post to Bobrovsky’s back and caroming into the net in the Leafs’ 2-1 win." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "backhander" from authentic English texts.
What does "backhander" mean?
Backhander means: A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
What are synonyms of "backhander"?
Common synonyms of "backhander" include: blow.
How many example sentences with "backhander" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "backhander", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.