short-handed
Example Sentences
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Durant scored 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and the Suns won their fourth straight game by beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-93 on Friday night.
From Washington Times
Nugent-Hopkins had three points and a friendly fire puck to the face, the Oilers scored on both power-play opportunities and the Knights netted a short-handed goal.
From Washington Times
Ukrainian officials say the danger there is elevated by the Russian occupiers abusing the plant’s short-handed Ukrainian staff and stationing troops and weapons at the plant, which the Russians have denied.
From New York Times
It all came with them, once again, short-handed, and forced to employ their next-man up mentality.
From Los Angeles Times
His seven short-handed goals are good for seventh.
From Seattle Times
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