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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a volley that needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or action that required a response or reaction, often in a metaphorical sense related to communication or conflict.
Example: "The debate was intense, and there was a volley that needed a strong rebuttal from the opposing side."
Alternatives: "a response that was necessary" or "a reaction that was required."
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Rooney could be seen slashing wildly at a volley that needed control.
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If it was Henman's bad luck to be born with a serve and volley game that needed painstaking recalibration at a time when the All England Club's courts were being modified to suit the requirements of an army of baseliners, Murray arrived at Wimbledon with a type of game that put him on an equal footing, in technical and tactical terms, with the majority of his contemporaries.
Shaun Maloney 6 Playing behind Koné, fired a volley that smacked off Nastasic.
He attempts a volley that earns points for its boldness, but not its direction.
Wales left-back Davies displayed his finishing touch with a volley that opened the scoring.
He goes ever so close with a volley that flies inches wide of the post.
Zubiaur ordered his men to fire a volley that killed between 30 and 40 Itzas.
Commons and Brown were introduced at the start of the second half with Celtic needing some inspiration, and the former fired in a volley that Twardzik did well to get his body behind.
First he wins a long point with a volley that only just clears the net.
The hosts' best chances were a Scott Pittman effort and a Steven Lawless' volley that was deflected over.
Seidu Yahaya gets full purchase on a rasping volley that slams into the chest of Gordon.
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