wrist shot
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then, as the Americans desperately searched for a breakthrough, Hughes blasted a wrist shot into the back of the net—and made history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Mikko Rantanen gave the Finns the lead on 17 minutes with a wrist shot on a power play, just after Sebastian Aho had won a faceoff.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
He deked his way past Warren Foegele and sent a wrist shot through traffic that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper through the legs for his 24th goal this season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
However the lead lasted less than three minutes before Kane tied it on a wrist shot from the high slot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
Zooming past would-be customers, a mother dragging a young kid by the wrist shot toward my stand.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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