Get Free Checker
[ UK /bˈækhændɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a backhanded blow

How To Use backhander In A Sentence

  • There was no hesitation, as there has been with so many other shooters, before he fired a backhander behind the goalie.
  • I've had people ringing me up telling me that my career is over, and I've had people try and offer me huge backhander sums to slip them some information.
  • Then Kopitar tied it on a soft backhander from the half wall, the puck somehow eluding Mason inside the near post. USATODAY.com
  • Perhaps the landlord's getting a backhander from the estate agent.
  • The Calgary captain calmly swept in his 14th goal with a smooth backhander. USATODAY.com
  • Energy deregulation resulted from lobbying by executives and backhanders paid to politicians.
  • Cliff Ronning walked to the doorstep from the left corner and attempted a backhander that Giguere stopped with his left pad. USATODAY.com
  • I have received personal criticism in nasty sniping ways, even being accused publicly of taking a backhander.
  • Semin flicked a backhander over the leg of a sprawling Luongo to make it 1-0 less than 3 minutes into the game. USATODAY.com
  • He took a long outlet pass from Jovanovski, skated behind the Detroit defense and deked Osgood to the ice before scoring on a backhander. USATODAY.com
View all