rasping

Example Sentences

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But the home side equalised on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a rasping long-range drive from Vitinha following a short corner routine.

From Barron's

Asllani has the first shot on target of the night, rasping in a drive that Micah gets behind with a minor fumble.

From The Guardian

Weir stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick into the bottom corner, and the forward almost added a spectacular second in the final minute of normal time but her rasping effort was over the bar.

From BBC

It’s droll until it isn’t; at the end, she proclaims, “I want to be loved,” and that last word stretches for a rasping, breathless 17 seconds.

From New York Times

Nelson Semedo’s rasping effort struck Bertrand’s hand as his back was turned attempting a block at point-blank range, but still the penalty was awarded.

From Seattle Times