recurve

Example Sentences

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Competitors use either recurve or compound bows, depending on the event.

From BBC

Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.

From Seattle Times

She is now the world number one in the women's recurve category and a strong candidate for a medal in Tokyo.

From BBC

In particular, she said she notices how Garrett handles the recurve bow, a type of bow seen in “The Hunger Games” movies that were popular when Cara Cha was in elementary school.

From Washington Times

A mouth of recurved teeth leaves little doubt that these dinosaurs often, if not primarily, ate flesh, and they share a basic body type of predatory dinosaurs through time.

From Scientific American