Used in a Sentence

forehand

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for forehand.

Editorial note

I always wonder why no one plays with forehands on both sides, i.e., a right-handed forehand and a left-handed forehand.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of forehand gathered in one view.

noun

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

noun

All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forehand.

Example sentences

1

I always wonder why no one plays with forehands on both sides, i.e., a right-handed forehand and a left-handed forehand.

2

For roller skating it was skating backwards, and for tennis it was changing (correcting) my forehand grip.

3

School spree killers do have a habit to make crazy threats on FB on forehand, though.

4

Physiologically, it's easier to generate pace from the forehand, especially using the rest of your body.

5

Young tennis players often drop the non-dominant hand on the forehand when they get stronger.

6

They're asking why nobody switch-hits every ball as a one-handed forehand, like baseball players have learned to do to mitigate sidedness issues.

7

If you book on forehand, there are some sweet deals to be made.

8

So my strategy just becomes serve and volley to avoid hitting the forehand.

9

It's just different angles and motions and muscles from the forehand and backhand.

10

Do you think, facebook should tell you about this forehand in simple words?

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Also, human players often have different rubbers on the forehand and backhand sides, which is why rules demand that both rubbers have very distinct colors.

12

Wouldn’t it increase reach to be playing ambidextrously and always forehand?

Quote examples

1

The answer is that most people are dominant on one side, right-handed or left-handed, and their non-dominant side is much weaker, so a right-hander hitting a left hand "forehand" would be much worse.

2

If one forehand you do not know which "object graph" you need, you'll run in this problem no matter what the underlying tech is.

3

It sounds sort of like a "loop specialist" who can't program, or a "forehand specialist" who can't play tennis.

4

Many even refuse to admit it, like word "addict" means failure, rock-bottom, needle sticking out of forehand instead of spectrum of impairments, ie higher restlessness, being more nervous etc.

Proper noun examples

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Forehand, beamed and beckoned us to a back room.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use forehand in a sentence?

I always wonder why no one plays with forehands on both sides, i.e., a right-handed forehand and a left-handed forehand.

What does forehand mean?

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

What part of speech is forehand?

forehand is commonly used as noun, adjective.