Explore Forehand through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like backhand or return. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Forehand meaning
- A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
- A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
- All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Using Forehand
- The main meaning on this page is: A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke. | A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger. | All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
- Useful related words include: forehanded, backhand, forehand stroke, forehand shot.
- In the example corpus, forehand often appears in combinations such as: forehand winner, with forehand, his forehand.
Context around Forehand
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forehand
- In this selection, "forehand" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, favorite, backhand, rojer, winner, side and backhand stand out and add context to how "forehand" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include with a forehand winner and a big forehand and when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forehand" sits close to words such as akshay, amazingly and avon, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forehand
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A terrific forehand makes sure he holds to 15. (9 words)
With a clean breakaway, Coyle had time to try his favorite forehand-backhand-forehand move. (15 words)
At 40-0 on Djokovic’s second serve, Sinner tries a spinning forehand but it drops wide. (17 words)
Forehand main For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of the body. (41 words)
Jill Craybas, the 1996 N.C.A.A. singles women’s champion at Florida, salvaged her faltering pro career in the early 2000s by changing her forehand grip and switching from a closed-stance to an open-stance forehand. (39 words)
Gauff fended off a break point in the next game to hold for 4-1 and went on to hold for the remainder of the set to level the match when Sabalenka smacked a forehand long. (36 words)
Er, not immediately, a tame backhand handing over deuce, but a sliced backhand then sets up a big forehand, and when Djokovic comes in, he’s passed cross-court! (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alcaraz wins the opening point when he pushes Djokovic wide with a forehand and the 37-year-old goes wide with a forehand.
With a clean breakaway, Coyle had time to try his favorite forehand-backhand-forehand move.
A break here would be huge, but Lopez holds firm with a forehand volley that draws a Rojer forehand into the net.
Vondrousova provides a timely reminder of her talent with a stunning forehand but Barty goes one better with a forehand winner to clinch the first set after just 28 minutes of play.
Del Potro saved a third match point later in that game with a forehand passing shot before eventually breaking Federer with a forehand winner.
Jill Craybas, the 1996 N.C.A.A. singles women’s champion at Florida, salvaged her faltering pro career in the early 2000s by changing her forehand grip and switching from a closed-stance to an open-stance forehand.
A player's forehand side is the same side as their playing hand: for a right-handed player, the forehand side is their right side and the backhand side is their left side.
Forehand main For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of the body.
His forehand was nearly as strong, in particular his inside-out forehand to the ad court. citation Agassi's strength was in dictating play from the back of the court.
Accepting the charity, Jankowski stopped the puck with this right knee then sauntered in on net before juking goaltender Tristan Jarry out of position and tucking a forehand shot into the cage.
According to Dave Forehand, Dallas Arboretum’s vice president of gardens, “The time to come to the Dallas Arboretum to see the cherry trees, tulips and azaleas are in the next week.
An early break for the Russian in the second was wiped out instantly with a crunching forehand return by Sabalenka, who had to be at her best to hold during a 14-minute seventh game.
At 40-0 on Djokovic’s second serve, Sinner tries a spinning forehand but it drops wide.
A terrific forehand makes sure he holds to 15.
At the end of a heavy 12-shot baseline rally, Alcaraz hits a running, lunging forehand winner from past the baseline that paints the corner.
Breaking Friday on Vuitton’s digital channels, the campaign sees the Spanish wunderkind in athletic poses — here a serve, there a forehand follow-through — while wearing tailored clothing and evening attire.
But she can’t hold as Swiatek is the one to win the first point with a forehand winner.
Chytil opened the goal-scoring parade by splitting the defense before flicking a forehand past Lankinen at 2:37, 15 seconds after the netminder would make his only save of the night against Braden Schneider.
Er, not immediately, a tame backhand handing over deuce, but a sliced backhand then sets up a big forehand, and when Djokovic comes in, he’s passed cross-court!
Gauff fended off a break point in the next game to hold for 4-1 and went on to hold for the remainder of the set to level the match when Sabalenka smacked a forehand long.
Common combinations with forehand
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: