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1904 P. A. Vaile Mod. Lawn Tennis 19 You should stand practically at right angles to the net if the ball be coming straight down court.

1970 P. Axthelm City Game vi. 77 Frazier was stealing, whipping the ball downcourt, running the offense.

2017 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. d1 Austin Rivers turned the ball over to Bledsoe, whose long pass downcourt resulted in an easy basket.