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Meanings of backhanded blow in English

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Usage of backhanded blow in English
1
Then he spins and deals Trudy a backhanded blow to the face.
Those who save us
2
A backhanded blow sent Flydd tumbling one way, his sword another.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
3
Hands yanked him away, and knuckles freshened the bruise on his cheek with a backhanded blow.
Demon bound
4
His head snapped to the left as a backhanded blow struck the side of his face.
RUNNER
5
Kev dealt him a backhanded blow, a fistful of silver rings leaving a welt on Jack's cheek.
Street magic
6
He hurled himself at Max and smashed him against the wall with a backhanded blow across the face.
King Rat
7
Instantly the orderly turned on me, knocking me across the room with a backhanded blow to my face.
Tell me, pretty maiden
8
The mime attempted to reclaim his platform, received a backhanded blow for his trouble, and fell onto his back.
RUNNER
9
But before Raikes could make up his mind, a backhanded blow caused him to turn a somersault over the bench.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
10
Thomas got his hand free and hit Madge, a backhanded blow that knocked her out of the light of the black candles.
Blood rites
11
Then quickly and with a dainty backhanded blow, he rapped Eric beneath his guard so shrewdly that it made his head ring again.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
12
Hürn bears were not vicious but they were territorial, and even a backhanded blow from those paws would be the end of him.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
13
A backhanded blow struck his other opponent full in the throat, and then he dashed into the wood, shouting to Mike to follow him.
In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
14
When Clare stooped to ask what he should do for him, he struck him a backhanded blow on the face that knocked him over.
A Rough Shaking
15
A young Huguenot-forhe was smooth faced, and but a youth-shredit off with a sweeping backhanded blow, as if it had been a twig.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
16
He swung a backhanded blow at Matthew, who once more fell against the table with a grip and eight inches of rapier in his hand.
The Queen of Bedlam
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