off the hip
Example Sentences
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There was a deflection off the hip onto the arm, too, so would you expect this to be a penalty if it were a Forest defender?
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Sabres scoring leader Thomas Vanek limped to the bench after taking a Christian Ehrhoff point shot off the hip during a power play eight minutes into the middle period and did not return.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2013
One moment a flick off the hip to the square-leg boundary recalled Brian Lara; the next a back-foot belt through the off-side and there were shades ofSanath Jayasuriya.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2010
On the backstretch, Conveyance and Sidney’s Candy continue to show the way, with the latter racing off the hip of the leader.
From Newsweek • Apr. 30, 2010
It comes straight off the hip, an' it calls for a straight answer.
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