palmed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of palmed
Example Sentences
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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
That goal looked to have sealed the points from Juve but Baldanzi quickly halved the deficit after Michele Di Gregorio palmed away Evan Ferguson's low drive.
From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025
Lauren James tried to place her effort in the bottom left corner but Falk palmed it away.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
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
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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