overhit
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of overhit
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When Elliott overhit a pass through to Diaz, there were groans from the Main Stand — eliciting an angry reaction from Klopp as he turned to Liverpool’s fans in that section.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
He had overhit his second shot to the par-four 18th, but knocked in a putt from about 40 feet and then watched his good friend Scheffler miss from half that distance.
From BBC ● May 29, 2022
There was then a one-on-one opportunity for Omoijuanfo, who outmuscled Calvin Bassey but overhit a simple pass to Pavkov, who was lurking for a simple tap-in.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
It’s overhit ... but it was a shot to nothing, the referee brings it back for a penalty, and England kick for the opposite corner.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2022
Aaron Cresswell’s cross was overhit but found Vladimir Coufal on the right, and when the Czech full-back curled the ball back into the area Bowen got in front of Ben Gibson and nodded it home.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Medvedev, who won the Paris Masters in 2020 and was runner-up last year, dropped serve in the first set by overhitting a smash in the final game.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The three-time major winner raced into a 3-0 lead and saved break points at 3-1 with Goffin overhitting a second-serve return.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
Unaccustomed to losing so many relatively straightforward points, Djokovic started overhitting, committing errors instead of winners.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021
EDT 13:36 49 min Sessegnon turns Kolarov one way and then the other on the right side of the box before woefully overhitting his cross.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
Klahn, 22, of Poway, Calif., found himself overhitting and underperforming in a match that lasted barely two hours before about 1,900 spectators on the Court 17 stadium.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2012
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