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

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

Poulin beat Americans to the puck, turned toward the net and knuckled in a shot that appeared to glance off defender Savannah Harmon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

As they squeezed past the rocks at the entrance to the path, Doon thought he saw the candlelight glance off a shiny place on the wall.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau