Example sentences for: racquet

How can you use “racquet” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • One way of putting some of these racquet games into sharper focus would be to minimize use of the words paddle and racquet . To the layman, terms like paddleball, paddle tennis, racquets, racquetball , etc., just fuse into a blur.

  • In my view the chief obstacle to clearing up this unfortunate onomastic mess is the inflexibility and conservatism of those who dominate the official associations of these racquet sports.

  • Interestingly, in spite of their obscure origins, these are the only three racquet sports whose names communicate something specific to the layman.

  • A suggested solution to the semantic confusion would be to sharpen the distinction between paddleball and racquetball . These games could be defined simply as ` handball played with a paddle,' the only difference being that paddleball employs a perforated wooden racquet and a large spongy ball, while racquetball , which is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity, employs a small strung racquet and a lively rubber ball.

  • As an experienced practitioner of paddle tennis, squash, badminton, platform tennis, etc., over the past twenty years I have become convinced that a revised nomenclature for racquet sports is in order.


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