glance off
Example Sentences
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Taylor’s pass over the middle on the final play was too high for tight end Darren Waller, who had the ball glance off his right hand.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Capsey, who scored 25 in her first international innings last week, played with flair and fine judgment, until missing a glance off her pads that would have brought up the winning runs.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2022
Corey Seager homered for the third straight game, an oppposite-field, eighth-inning drive to left off Jhoan Duran that glance off the glove of Celestino, who tried for a leaping catch.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022
“Just a really bad swing at the wrong time,” Smith said of a tee shot on storied par-3 No. 12 that hurried to the water without even the traditional glance off the bank.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022
As they squeezed past the rocks at the entrance to the path, Doon thought he saw the candlelight glance off a shiny place on the wall.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
