Examples of backspin in a Sentence
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Mercury retrograde ends on April 7, having begun its backspin on March 15.
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Colin Bedell, Them., 3 Apr. 2025
Verlander averaged 2395 RPMs (revolutions per minute) last year, but was up to 2459 RPMs against the Reds, a noteworthy increase given that higher spin rate fastballs create more backspin and don’t drop as much as expected.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
Both Mercury and Venus are retrograding in your sign as the month begins, but during the second week of April, these two dizzying backspins will finally come to an end.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The ball drops in the box, with plenty of backspin, and Amad reacts excellently to hook it around the goalkeeper and finish from a narrow angle.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Colin Bedell, Them., 3 Apr. 2025
Verlander averaged 2395 RPMs (revolutions per minute) last year, but was up to 2459 RPMs against the Reds, a noteworthy increase given that higher spin rate fastballs create more backspin and don’t drop as much as expected.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
Both Mercury and Venus are retrograding in your sign as the month begins, but during the second week of April, these two dizzying backspins will finally come to an end.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The ball drops in the box, with plenty of backspin, and Amad reacts excellently to hook it around the goalkeeper and finish from a narrow angle.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Backspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backspin. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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backspin
noun
back·spin
-ˌspin 
: a backward spinning motion of a ball
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