deuce

Example Sentences

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Yet once again Paul dug deep and clawed his way back to deuce.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The turnover ➡️ The easy deuce for Khamenia @DukeMBB makes em pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Though she pushed Sabalenka to deuce on her opening service game, Anisimova’s afternoon was soon overtaken by mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025

Machac, 23, made the brighter start to the match, imposing himself with a flurry of crunching forehands and taking Draper to deuce in the Brit’s opening service game.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

The coach was right, the new Regis player could handle the ball and they were slowing things down, working the ball in and out, looking for the easy deuce.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers