backbreaker
Example Sentences
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The Dutch, ranked eighth and a 2010 finalist, scored twice in the first half, including a backbreaker for the No. 16 United States seconds before intermission.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022
“When AD hits a four-point play, especially in that time of the game, it’s kind of a backbreaker for a team,” Lakers guard Danny Green said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2019
After Rittich stonewalled numerous Carolina rushes in the third, Hanifin provided the backbreaker with 6:55 to go.
From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2019
An absolute backbreaker that led to that A+ Harbaugh flip-out, "DANG IT."
From Golf Digest • Apr. 10, 2018
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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