How to Use baseliner in a Sentence

baseliner

noun
  • Nadal is the swashbuckling baseliner with the heavy topspin groundstrokes and a take-no-points-off tenacity.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 11 July 2019
  • Goffin is a heavy-hitting baseliner and suave mover capable of smart point construction.
    — Vanja Lakic, SI.com, 29 June 2019
  • After the first serve—which gives a player a definite advantage at the start of a point—the forehand is the basis of the modern baseliner’s game.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Young described Kovacevic as a tenacious baseliner who possesses a great forehand and can create all sorts of angles.
    — Brett Christie, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2017
  • Cahill coached Lleyton Hewitt when the feisty baseliner and Federer were climbing the ranks together.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 27 June 2019
  • Additionally, hard-charging serve-and-volley players want a shoe that has a durable toecap while power baseliners will want as much lateral support as possible and a durable sole.
    — Stanley Kay, SI.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Nishioka, 24, is a steady baseliner who, though just 5-foot-7 can puzzle opponents with both his relentlessness and ability to mix-up his shots.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Power baseliner Kvitova won the first two -- including in Melbourne in January -- but Barty and her all-court game have grabbed the last three.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Pavlyuchenkova, a powerful 25-year-old Russian baseliner trying to reach her first semifinal, pushed her hard throughout, but Williams was the more aggressive and reliable force.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2017
  • On Monday, the big-hitting Japanese baseliner faced compatriot Misaki Doi in the night session.
    — Ravi Ubha and Jill Martin, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Usually a dominant baseliner who goes for broke at opportune times, Stephens looked depleted of energy and inspiration in windy conditions, committing copious unforced errors and failing to move her feet.
    — Vanja Lakic, SI.com, 5 June 2019
  • In successfully slowing down the rallies, Federer was able to combat Čilić’s heavy hitting with slice and spin, taking advantage of the already damp conditions, which helped keep the pace favorable against an aggressive, offensive baseliner.
    — Arnav Adhikari, The Atlantic, 17 July 2017

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