Sentence examples for delicate lob from inspiring English sources

The corner was taken short and picked up by Wilcox, whose delicate lob into the area caught Chelsea's defence unusually cold.

As Shilton saved superbly from Klinsmann, who then shot wide after Augenthaler's delicate lob had sent him through, England looked well favoured.

All that remained was for the winger to spot Adrián slightly off his line and produce a delicate lob which went in off the underside of the bar.

In the 36th minute Beckenbauer had Jongbloed stretching back desperately to push a delicate lob of a free-kick over the cross-bar; seven minutes later Germany were ahead with the goal that was to win the World Cup.

Tsonga gets to 40-0 with some explosive play, before throwing in a delicate lob after some tête-à-tête at the net to draw plenty of oohs and aahs from the admiring crowd.

Medel, a hard-tackling defender, capped a fine night for the hosts with a goal worthy of a striker, chesting down a pass from Valdivia before chipping a delicate lob over the oncoming goalkeeper.

It was the game that had everything, including a ludicrously good Leo Messi hat-trick, a yellow card for the least offensive man ever, Juan Carlos Valerón, and the finest own goal you could ever wish to see: Jordi Alba's delicate volleyed lob over his keeper that was part Bergkamp, part Le Tissier.

The delicate art of lobbing people into space and keeping them alive as they fall around the planet at 17,500mph for months on end will be this year's theme for Britain's most prestigious public science lectures.

Murray, meanwhile, comes away from an artful dismantling of Groth's tennis – with lobs, delicate passing shots and a solid, penetrative serve his weapons of choice – to prepare for the altogether different challenge of the talented young Portuguese João Sousa, who earlier accounted for the Colombian Santiago Giraldo, despite committing 41 unforced errors in a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win.

Most of them involve playing the game: delicate drop shots, well-placed lobs, unplayable volleys and searing serves.

Quiet and classy, he covers the court like a graceful gazelle, and throws in precision lobs with the delicate touch of a pastry chef.