American twist

American  

noun

Tennis.

1. a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.

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Example Sentences

So, in an oddly American twist, in comes a billion-dollar U.S. corporation to gobble up a depreciating asset.

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Rather, what is unique, with an American twist, is a problem like this: Homebuilders are struggling to complete homes amid a housing shortage because they must first complete the thing designed to house our cars.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

They were a fantasy amalgamation of Hawaiian, Asian, and Polynesian influences, with a distinctly American twist: bright, fruity and considered exotic by the movie stars of the '30s and '40s.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2019

While the stand may look like the ones that seem to be sprouting up all over L.A. parking lots, the tacos at Pablito’s are made with a South American twist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2018

Then, coming from the outside, I heard a low whistle with an unmistakable American twist to it, followed by a soft scraping sound.

From The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration by Little, Frances, [pseud.]