long hop
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He could only laugh at his misfortune when he managed to toe-end a Axar's long hop to short fine leg.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
Even when the breakthrough came, it was from a Robinson loosener, a long hop that Rohit inexplicably helped to long leg.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2021
"For us to execute that right — Profar gets to it, gets it to Tatis and throws a very good long hop in where Victor can handle it and tag, and it just swings momentum."
From Fox News • Jul. 7, 2021
Karunaratne takes advantage of a rubbish long hop and despatches it to the cover fence with a pleasing crack of the willow, then another couple come from a similar, if not as well-timed effort.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2016
The third ball was a slow long hop, and hit the road at about the same spot where the first had landed.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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