How to Use two-handed in a Sentence

two-handed

adjective
  • The 43-year-old powered down a two-handed slam that drew ooh’s & aah’s from the Oakland crowd.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024
  • The full length of the grip allows easy two-handed casting to keep your arms from wearing down.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
  • With the extra room, Charles Bediako tied the score at 12 apiece with a two-handed dunk.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Segel took away some of the publicity for the Collins twins with a two-handed dunk during a trip to the East Coast.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Most tasks need to be performed two-handed because of weight.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Sock worked Beasley’s two-handed backhand, and Naveen struggled to keep his ground strokes and backhand blocks in the court.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Ann-Katrin Berger made a two-handed save but failed to hold the ball or push it out of danger.
    Steven Goff, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • Plus, the handle is designed to be used two-handed for help with balance.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Louis opted for a two-handed wave on the balcony, as his parents look on.
    Town & Country, 10 May 2023
  • Austin Reaves sprinting down to a breakaway two-handed dunk.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Prince missed the layup, but Davis gobbled up the offensive rebound and threw down a two-handed dunk.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • At the start of the second half, Knecht showcased his athleticism by driving through the lane and soaring to the rim for a two-handed dunk.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
  • That triggered a 9-0 run that put the game away, punctuated by a drive down the lane and two-handed dunk by Parrish.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The split handles are cork and EVA foam, and the finger grooved lower handle is a nice touch that lends itself to two-handed casts.
    Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • To open the second quarter, Canadian Michael Nwoko put down a two-handed alley-oop dunk to cheers from the crowd.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Swan utilizes a nifty two-handed punch to knock out the first Fury, but mostly the Warriors evade their swing, wait to get the drop on them, and then use their own bats against them.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Best highlights James threw the ball off the glass with his left hand around Donovan Mitchell, caught the ball with his left hand and threw down a two-handed dunk early in the first quarter.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Kris Murray converted a two-handed dunk to bring the Hawkeyes within four points with a little over five minutes left in the game.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The climb to her apartment seems agonizing - a series of breathless steps, aided with the two-handed grip of a rail.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And so being able to do a two-handed fight scene was definitely a highlight.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 July 2024
  • Swinging flies is a technique involving two-handed spey or switch rods and long casts.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
  • That combination nearly led to another score in the 33rd minute with only a late two-handed stab from González keeping the ball out of the goal.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Patrick made a highlight-reel, contested two-handed grab while staying in bounds.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
  • All of Alcaraz’s brilliance was on display: his feather-like touch at the net, the brutal forehand, his high-speed serve and a supreme two-handed backhand.
    Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • In the fourth, Jon Singleton also went deep, flipping his bat with a two-handed toss after belting a two-run home run to the second deck in right field.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
  • JJ Traynor hung on the rim mean mugging after scoring two of his career-high 16 points on an emphatic two-handed slam, drawing a foul on the play.
    The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Tsitsipas knows the advantages of the two-handed backhand.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Corbett then sliced through two defenders, met two more at the rim and somehow pulled both arms back with his upper body arched to avoid contact and got off a two-handed shot.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In the decisive fifth set on Sunday, Alcaraz broke Djokovic with a crushing two-handed backhand passing shot for a 2-1 lead that caused the Serb to smash his racquet on the net post.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • James had another baseline drive for a high-flying two-handed jam and also fed Davis for an alley-oop dunk.
    Steve Reed, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024

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