backbreaker
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“I don’t want to make a living in that. I understand that. But I do know how much of a backbreaker that can be on a defense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Magic had 19 offensive rebounds leading to 36 second-chance points, each one serving as a backbreaker for a Lakers defense that was having a hard enough time getting stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
It was a momentum-swinging goal, a backbreaker, and one any goalie — especially Vanecek — simply can’t allow if the Capitals want a shot at defeating Florida in the first-round series.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
After Rittich stonewalled numerous Carolina rushes in the third, Hanifin provided the backbreaker with 6:55 to go.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2019
Seabiscuit would carry 114 pounds, probably not as few as Smith had hoped for, but no backbreaker either.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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