underhand
Example Sentences
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What you may not underhand is how the same spirit of pseudo-news came to infect mainstream journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mick Antoniw, MS for Pontypridd and former counsel general for Wales, said he was "really quite angry because I thought it was quite an underhand memo".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Donovan Mitchell threw a 50-foot inbounds pass underhand, Bam Adebayo inbounded a ball off Nikola Jokic’s backside before dribbling downcourt and making a 3, and Devin Booker went through pregame with a hat on backwards.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
One bailiff said he was incentivised to use underhand tactics.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
The ball comes at me fast, even though it's an underhand throw, different than baseball.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Vocabulary lists containing underhand
Physical Education - Introductory
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Physical Education - Middle School and High School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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