had shanked
- past perfect of shank.
Example Sentences
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A limping Evans had shanked a late drop-goal and Leinster hung on to win.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Earlier, he had shanked a 31-yarder and had a 36-yarder blocked.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2018
Sam Koch punted from the Ravens' 20, and if he had shanked the ball only 30 yards or so, a fair catch, followed by a fair-catch kick would absolutely have been the smart call.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2013
Say Rees's throw had been legitimate but the reason Sexton had shanked the ball into touch on the full was that he had come under pressure from a Wales player who was metres offside.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2011
After the comedian had shanked a ball off the fairway, Ike grabbed his driver and cleanly smacked a drive 225 yards down the center, then gave Hope a wordless, that's-how-it's-done look.
From Time Magazine Archive
