pace off

Example Sentences

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Player of the match Adam Zampa of Oval Invincibles: "The Oval is one of my favourite stadiums in the world. I love bowling here because you gather pace off the wicket. Really enjoyable."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

“My strategy in the 1,600 was to pace off of whoever was leading,” said Valladares, a UC Davis commit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

“The focus was to try and take pace off, see if they’re hitting it in the air,” he said about the bowling plan.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Chris Evert, on pundit duty on the BBC, thinks that will be a disadvantage to Pliskova’s power game, because it takes a touch of pace off the ball.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2021

Hauptmann stamps a clearing in the snow, and Werner sets up the first transceiver, uses measuring tape to pace off two hundred meters, and sets up the second.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr