How to Use half volley in a Sentence
half volley
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Boniek Garcia scored the opener on a half volley in the 30th minute.
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Corey Roepken,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2018
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Ten minutes later, Tchouameni stayed on the left side of the box to meet a Valverde outswinger with a half volley.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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James Ward-Prowse picked up the ball in a pocket of space and set up Tadic, who fired his half volley wide on 18 minutes.
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SI.com,
19 Apr. 2018
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Tillman chested down a short pass from Son and the German-American struck a half volley through traffic that found the back of the net.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the 77th minute, Ibrahimović scored a stunning, long range half volley, before nodding home the winning goal deep into stoppage time.
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SI.com,
1 Apr. 2018
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Hayden Patriquin at times is a literal sorcerer on the court, hitting impossible half volleys and dinks from angles that are unhittable.
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Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the 24th minute the first real opportunity of the match, Spurs' Harry Winks whipped over an inviting cross and Son met it on the half volley.
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SI.com,
13 Dec. 2017
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However, wonderful lobs aside, Harvey Barnes' thunderous half volley to snatch the points at Sheffield United was something special.
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SI.com,
7 Sep. 2019
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Gattuso's side fell behind to Matteo Politano's half volley but drew level through a thunderous strike from substitute Nikola Kalinic, and pressed late on but couldn't find a second goal.
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SI.com,
9 Apr. 2018
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Jarell Quansah scored late for Bayer Leverkusen to salvage a 1-1 draw with Mainz, canceling Sheraldo Becker’s second-half volley for Mainz.
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ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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