glance off
Example Sentences
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Taylor’s pass over the middle on the final play was too high for tight end Darren Waller, who had the ball glance off his right hand.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023
His shot appeared to glance off Tanev’s stick and over Jones, who lost track of it.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
Capsey, who scored 25 in her first international innings last week, played with flair and fine judgment, until missing a glance off her pads that would have brought up the winning runs.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2022
“Just a really bad swing at the wrong time,” Smith said of a tee shot on storied par-3 No. 12 that hurried to the water without even the traditional glance off the bank.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022
Lancelot turned his head at each of her stabs, as if he were trying to let them glance off him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
