rackets
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She’s remained on top as technology like foam injected composite rackets has lifted pickleball from Tupperware flurries to intense athletic slugfests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It has a cozy vibe — there’s a fireplace in the clubhouse and a record player with Tyler, the Creator’s “Igor” album on it, alongside a wall full of trypophobia-inducing fiberglass-and-foam padel rackets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
"No country will accept illegal entry. We have been consistently issuing advisories to people to be wary of job rackets, but they are still going."
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
The sport involves no clubs, rackets, goals — and not even a ball.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023
She took her tennis rackets, closed the doors, then sighed, “Phew, what a tiring day. Don’t ever play tennis,” she said to me, “it’s a killer.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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