backbreaker

Example Sentences

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“When AD hits a four-point play, especially in that time of the game, it’s kind of a backbreaker for a team,” Lakers guard Danny Green said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2019

After Rittich stonewalled numerous Carolina rushes in the third, Hanifin provided the backbreaker with 6:55 to go.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2019

“It’s a backbreaker in a lot of races,” said a second senior Republican official.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2018

An absolute backbreaker that led to that A+ Harbaugh flip-out, "DANG IT."

From Golf Digest • Apr. 10, 2018

Seabiscuit would carry 114 pounds, probably not as few as Smith had hoped for, but no backbreaker either.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand