How to Use forehand in a Sentence

forehand

noun
  • She hit a forehand across the court.
  • Gauff took a big cut at her first forehand.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Vacherot blasted a serve and a forehand and did not wilt.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Nadal won the game with a forehand passing shot and clenched his fist.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
  • She’s struggled with her serve and forehand.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Vacherot’s forehand is a weakness.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Joint then closed out the first set with a crosscourt forehand winner.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Djokovic then sprayed a forehand long, bringing the Spaniard to match point.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Kessel sent it back to Keller, who switched forehand to backhand for the goal.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2021
  • One looping forehand diving out of the sky.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • When Tiafoe sent a forehand wide to end it, Zverev let out two big yells.
    — Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2023
  • Djokovic sealed it, soon enough, with an inside-out forehand winner.
    — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Then Djokovic chased a forehand and took the swing that had saved him two nights before.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • What singled him out as a player was the topspin on the forehand.
    — Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Krajicek also had soft hands and a stinger of a forehand volley.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Tuch raced in all alone, deked to his forehand and fired a shot low to the glove side, but Dobeš snared it.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Nadal fought off a match point on his serve with a forehand winner to tie the second set 5-all.
    — Fox News, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Djokovic was docked a racket abuse warning after the forehand swing.
    — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Medvedev broke again to get within 4-5 when Nadal hit a forehand long.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
  • In the third set, Alcaraz again used the forehand drop shot to hold for a 3-2 lead.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Shelton first grimaced in pain after hitting a forehand at the end of the third set.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And a forehand crushed onto the baseline drew the error that leveled the match.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Egyptian was tall, with a powerful serve and a fierce forehand.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But Nadal broke back for 5-5 when Kyrgios hit a forehand long.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • On the attack, Pastrnak flipped the puck in the air on a self-pass to his forehand.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Djokovic was helpless when another forehand winner flew past him to set up a break point in the next game.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Bublik swung at a rushed forehand and sent it well long, giving Thiem the lead and a chance to close the set.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Fonseca unleashed a serve and a forehand and snuffed out the danger.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • But, despite the shift on her service grip and a new shape to her forehand, her improvement stalled.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Paul got passive, missed first serves and gave a player with one of the fiercest forehands in the game too many short balls on that wing.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 June 2026

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