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underhand

[uhn-der-hand] / ˈʌn dərˌhænd /


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Mick Antoniw, MS for Pontypridd and former counsel general for Wales, said he was "really quite angry because I thought it was quite an underhand memo".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"It makes me feel very sad, I trust everybody and I don't expect people to steal things or be underhand," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

Donovan Mitchell threw a 50-foot inbounds pass underhand, Bam Adebayo inbounded a ball off Nikola Jokic’s backside before dribbling downcourt and making a 3, and Devin Booker went through pregame with a hat on backwards.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Finally, the coach held a ball high over his head and announced: “Wouldn’t want anyone else in the world leading us,” and flipped an underhand pass to Stafford as the team erupted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

I said, ‘Who would suspect a girl of anything underhand just for walking down the road holding hands with her young sibling?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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