slap shot

Example Sentences

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Leave it to “SNL” to bungle what should have been a slap shot straight into an open goal.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

With the seconds melting away, team captain Hilary Knight redirected a Laila Edwards slap shot between her legs and into the net to tie the score at 1-1—a dramatic goal to force overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Turcotte’s first goal of the season on a tip-in put the Kings back in front early in the third period before Edmundson doubled the lead on a slap shot from outside the right faceoff circle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

They were 28 seconds away from winning when Evan Bouchard blasted a slap shot by Kuemper from just inside the blue line, capping a wild third-period rally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

As Becky Amigliato’s slap shot made for my face that fall day, the events of the last half year flickered in my possibly-soon- to-be-extinguished consciousness.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides