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
His goal against West Ham showed that despite turning 32 in January, Vardy has lost none of his pace off the mark and could still be around for a few seasons yet.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2019
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