Example Sentences
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A series of unforced errors and a double fault saw Gauff drop serve early on in a one-sided first set, and she shanked a forehand wide when handed the chance to break back.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
That shanked drop-goal as a relative kid, the injury that took him out of the game early a year later, made all the more painful because Scotland won.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
A shanked punt at the worst possible time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
The first came when Brody Richter shanked a punt for 16 yards late in the first quarter, allowing the Huskies to take over at UCLA’s 36-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
Kind of a stoop shouldered, hollow chested, thin shanked party, too.
From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell
