Used in a Sentence

overhanded

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

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Another Amazing Fact (TM): If you play catch with an Aussie, notice their motion will be more overhanded than yours, if you are a Yank.

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Quick take

Overhand.

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

Overhand.

adverb

Overhand.

adjective

Overstaffed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overhanded.

Example sentences

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Another Amazing Fact (TM): If you play catch with an Aussie, notice their motion will be more overhanded than yours, if you are a Yank.

2

I criticize the individual mandate as overhanded, excessive, burdensome regulation, difficult to enforce.

3

FYI: Statistically speaking, if you get into a knife fight with a man, you are highly likely to come away with minor defensive wounds on your arms because men are aggressive and will attack overhanded.

4

If anything, it's a good sign that a white male is being subjected to the same overhanded treatment that minorities have to deal with, because it makes people aware of the problem and creates pressure to fix the system.

5

After I wrote the first comment, I remembered hearing long ago that the reason softball pitchers typically don't have arm trouble is that the under handed motion is a natural motion, while overhanded is very unnatural.

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This, in combination with the overhanded and perverse trend of the US government to go after "pirates" of copyrighted content (this isn't the government's job), makes me ask how you will handle the inevitable demands for user records.

Quote examples

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This, in combination with the overhanded and perverse trend of the US government to go after "pirates" of copyrighted content (this isn't the government's job), makes me ask how you will handle the inevitable demands for user records.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use overhanded in a sentence?

Another Amazing Fact (TM): If you play catch with an Aussie, notice their motion will be more overhanded than yours, if you are a Yank.

What does overhanded mean?

Overhand.

What part of speech is overhanded?

overhanded is commonly used as adjective, adverb.