chest pass
Americannoun
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The two women were tossing footballs with precision into the sponsored Dr Pepper buckets, both opting for the more-accurate chest pass over the traditional football throw.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022
Teenager Anthony Elanga headed his first goal of the season from Fred's pass 10 minutes after the break before Cristiano Ronaldo's superb chest pass helped Bruno Fernandes set up the second unselfishly for Mason Greenwood.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022
He connected with Danuel House on a three-quarter-court chest pass to set up a dunk late in the opening quarter, timing clearly not much of an issue after a couple months off.
From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2020
Nene scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists, including a one-handed chest pass to Trevor Ariza that provided the go-ahead basket with 40.3 seconds remaining.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2013
Before I could walk away, he shot the ball toward me, a chest pass like a bullet.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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