Explore Backhands through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Backhands in a sentence
Related words
Backhands meaning
plural of backhand
Using Backhands
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of backhand
- In the example corpus, backhands often appears in combinations such as: and backhands.
Context around Backhands
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backhands
- In this selection, "backhands" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sliding, handed, opposing, danhausen and favorite stand out and add context to how "backhands" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include forehands and backhands it is and forehands and backhands the clip. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backhands" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backhands
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Usually used for backhands. (4 words)
He orders Bill to drop him and backhands Danhausen with the cast! (12 words)
I think he’s got some nice sliding backhands, some similarities with my backhands. (14 words)
Instead of forehands and backhands, the clip showed Murray performing handstands, cartwheels and forward rolls, rather as if he planned to enter the Tokyo Olympics as a gymnast instead of a tennis player. (33 words)
While Medvedev's slapping forehand, flat backhand and big serve have proven hard to counter, Djokovic used dropshots and low slicing backhands to pull the world number five into awkward places. (31 words)
Many players use a backhand hitting action for returning smashes on both the forehand and backhand sides, because backhands are more effective than forehands at covering smashes directed to the body. (31 words)
He orders Bill to drop him and backhands Danhausen with the cast! (12 words)
Example sentences (9)
I think he’s got some nice sliding backhands, some similarities with my backhands.
He orders Bill to drop him and backhands Danhausen with the cast!
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But that is what gives it so much power and spin, making it bounce up high in a way that has, in particular, broken down so many opposing backhands.
While Medvedev's slapping forehand, flat backhand and big serve have proven hard to counter, Djokovic used dropshots and low slicing backhands to pull the world number five into awkward places.
When discussing forehands and backhands, it is rare to hear the words “asset turnover ratio,” “inflation” or “labor market” mentioned.
Instead of forehands and backhands, the clip showed Murray performing handstands, cartwheels and forward rolls, rather as if he planned to enter the Tokyo Olympics as a gymnast instead of a tennis player.
Many players use a backhand hitting action for returning smashes on both the forehand and backhand sides, because backhands are more effective than forehands at covering smashes directed to the body.
Usually used for backhands.
Common combinations with backhands
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: