Example Sentences

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"I don't feel like I've actually mucked it up by mishitting any shots, which I think everybody can probably agree, you know what I mean? I played so solid."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Axel Disasi attempts a back pass under pressure from Patson Daka, but ends up mishitting his pass and firing it straight into the net with Chelsea stopper Robert Sanchez nowhere near it.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

Djokovic will serve to start and quickly falls behind love-15 after mishitting a forehand from behind the baseline.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2021

After losing the first set, he failed to maintain a 4-1 lead in the second, mishitting his shots and failing to return Hurkacz’s big first serve consistently.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

He only succeeds in mishitting, the ball corkscrewing harmlessly miles wide right of the post.

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2016