Sentence examples for volley there from inspiring English sources

But there were only a few masterstrokes on Sunday: a lunging one-handed backhand passing shot here, a reflex backhand volley there.

If that helps the party, fine, and if not, that's fine too!" For the next volley, there are Florida-election books to hash over.

But even in the most vigorous rhythmic volleys, there was no idle display, no expectation of applause.

But then he lashes out at a wider half-volley, there's a scream of "catch it!"... but it races to the fence and Kumar Sangakkara gets his first Test hundred at Lord's!

Where there are 19 volley winners, there's hope.

He thought he'd won the point with a spinning volley - there was nothing wrong with it - but Federer skates forward and somehow scoops the ball over Murray before it bounces a second time.

The angle caused him to hop then volley, but there was no power in the effort, and Almer collected.

Murray again averts the danger with a backhand volley, but there's also another worried glance to his team.

Full-back Ward did waste a 69th-minute chance as he failed to get full purchase on a close-range volley but there was precious little else of note to excite the home supporters in the 16,256 attendance.

The decreasing number of champions with one-handed backhands is reminiscent of what happened so quickly to serve-and-volley champions: there were many, then there were a few, and suddenly there were absolutely none.

There would be no more jaw-dropping volleys and there would be more balletic pirouettes, his signature move that left defenders rooted to the ground like an old tree.