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

Small boxy marks — dabs from a narrow brush — pace off distances at the sides or sneak into the fields where they sometimes resemble stars in the firmament.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2017

The jackrabbit had dodged, dug in, taken a hard right turn, which apparently surprised the coyotes enough to throw their pace off so that the rabbit maintained at least a small lead.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen