Sentence examples for backhanded remark from inspiring English sources

"The Americans of all people should understand what it's like to live under the occupation of strange foreign people with offensive culinary customs," harumphed the National Post's editorial board – a strangely backhanded remark, considering that the "offensive culinary customs" America rebelled against were those of the British, whose queen is on Canadian money.

But despite the backhanded remarks Agassi received over his garish outfits -- the pink-and-black ensemble he wore at the 1990 French Open prompted organizers to consider changing the dress code to all-white -- he alone stood out from the baggy-shorts-wearing bunch that followed in his wake.

Similarly, avoid making patronizing remarks and backhanded compliments like 'You're quite successful for someone in a wheelchair' or 'I've never met someone who is so stylish and blind'.

It's backhanded.

Even the compliments are backhanded.

York backhanded the rebound home.

seems to me a backhanded.

Lilja backhanded a shot past Thibault.

Alfredsson backhanded the puck past a diving Brodeur.

Falling down, he backhanded a shot into the net.

I was not able to tell if compliments were backhanded.