palmed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of palmed
Example Sentences
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Anthony Gordon scored four times in Newcastle's 6-1 rout of Qarabag and the England forward threatened an immediate equaliser with a stinging strike that Gianluigi Donnarumma palmed away.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
The Gunners briefly shook off their shackles as Piero Hincapie's curler from just inside the area was palmed away by Robert Sanchez.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
The Sale fly-half, on his 101st cap, first put up a high kick which was safely palmed back, before a pin-point cross-field was clung on to by Tom Roebuck.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel palmed away Mbappé’s low shot, then pushed Mbappé’s deflected close-range effort onto the crossbar with a superb one-handed save.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
He slipped his library card into Sierra’s book and palmed hers.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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