Explore Groundstroke through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Groundstroke meaning
A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.
Using Groundstroke
- The main meaning on this page is: A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.
Context around Groundstroke
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Groundstroke
- In this selection, "groundstroke" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, errant, speed, sent and power stand out and add context to how "groundstroke" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an errant groundstroke sent the and back her groundstroke power when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "groundstroke" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with groundstroke
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nadal’s injury appeared to affect the mentality of McDonald, whose serve and groundstroke speed declined significantly. (17 words)
A double-fault gave Williams a break chance, and an errant groundstroke sent the match to the concluding tiebreaker. (19 words)
Watson defends the first of them well by hanging in a rally but she keeps reining back her groundstroke power when it's obvious it troubles Kontaveit. (27 words)
Watson defends the first of them well by hanging in a rally but she keeps reining back her groundstroke power when it's obvious it troubles Kontaveit. (27 words)
A double-fault gave Williams a break chance, and an errant groundstroke sent the match to the concluding tiebreaker. (19 words)
Nadal’s injury appeared to affect the mentality of McDonald, whose serve and groundstroke speed declined significantly. (17 words)
Example sentences (3)
Nadal’s injury appeared to affect the mentality of McDonald, whose serve and groundstroke speed declined significantly.
A double-fault gave Williams a break chance, and an errant groundstroke sent the match to the concluding tiebreaker.
Watson defends the first of them well by hanging in a rally but she keeps reining back her groundstroke power when it's obvious it troubles Kontaveit.