How to Use racket in a Sentence
racket
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Haack knew that the racket in the woods was the sound of two bucks sparring.
— Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 20 Dec. 2023 -
There’s also a bag for bringing the rackets to and from the court.
— Zoë Hannah, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023 -
Alcaraz picked up his first racket at the age of 4 and trained at the club as a child.
— Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Djokovic flung his racket away, put his arms up and then knelt on the court, with his head bowed.
— CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023 -
Rublev would hit himself in the leg with his racket or punched his strings.
— Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 -
But sales of rackets and other gear have since pulled back.
— Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023 -
On one exchange, the force of Evert’s shot knocked the racket from Navratilova’s hand and sent her sprawling to the red clay.
— Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023 -
The idea is that on ball impact, a big force is applied to the yoke, caused by the strings pulling it toward the center of the racket.
— Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 -
But, Rublev dove toward the ball and put his racket on it, leaving it over the net and in play with a forehand to win the point.
— Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023 -
The kitchen isn’t exactly the quietest space in anyone’s house, but why add to the racket?
— Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2023 -
Gauff put her hands on her head, walked to the sideline and hit her equipment bag with her racket.
— Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Alcaraz nearly threw his racket to the ground but held back at the last moment.
— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023 -
Position yourself near the back of the court and have a partner stand with a racket near the baseline.
— Luis Velarde, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 -
Who thought to make pasta that looks like a tennis racket?
— Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2023 -
Both players used their rackets to push the bugs away from the court after the eighth game, and Alcaraz was at it again after the first set.
— John Pye, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024 -
Pat beat the brush all around me until, with a great racket, up went a partridge into a tree about 10 yards away.
— Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023 -
Breaking his racket on the net post led to pain in the wrist, bothering Djokovic when Alcaraz served.
— Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023 -
The court is about third the size of a tennis court, and each player has a solid paddle instead of a stringed racket.
— John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 -
One of us is really good; the other (me) has never picked up a racket in her life.
— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Toss the ball into the air, swing her racket, and effectively shoot her shot?
— Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 -
The entire racket—from the base paint to the Wilson logo—gets blacked out and the decals are almost black themselves.
— Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 -
In a clip shared by Eurosport, the World No. 25 is seen hitting his racket against the ground three times before throwing it.
— Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 -
The dress featured a deep V-neckline and a print of a tennis player holding up a racket.
— Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 -
In the final game, Andreeva slipped while going for a ball and the racket again went flying out of her hand.
— Chris Lehourites, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023 -
She was told to stick to making statements with her tennis racket.
— Rob Haskell, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2020 -
On one wall, jerseys for Patrick Mahomes and Kirk Cousins sat in a corner, next to tennis rackets, balls and gear.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023 -
The older man wanted to bust their employers and expose the whole racket on film.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023 -
Soon enough, Djokovic was flexing and stretching his left arm or hitting it with his racket.
— Howard Fendrich and John Leicester, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020 -
That was the point at which the pandemic became an extortion racket.
— The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024 -
In the video, the four-time Grand Slam champion is seen working on her serve, twirling her racket and adjusting her ponytail, all while the movie’s score plays in the background.
— Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
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