backhanded

Example Sentences

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Last Thanksgiving was full of backhanded compliments and pointed remarks.

From MarketWatch

I’m not out there fishing for compliments, and especially not backhanded ones.

From Washington Post

Atlanta SS Dansby Swanson made a sliding, backhanded stop of Meneses’ hard grounder in the fourth and threw the runner out easily from the outfield grass.

From Washington Times

And oftentimes these heroic characters in films, their flaw is almost a backhanded compliment.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, he backhanded one in the hole to make a force at second and ran down a pop fly in foul territory that might have eluded average shortstops.

From Washington Post