Definition of «bandy»

Bandy is a team sport that is similar to field hockey, but it is played on ice. It involves two teams of eleven players each who use sticks to hit a small ball into the opposing team's goal. The game is fast-paced and requires good skating skills as well as stick handling abilities. Bandy has its origins in England in the early 19th century, but it quickly spread across Europe and Russia where it gained popularity. Today, bandy is played mainly in Nordic countries such as Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Russia, with international competitions being held regularly.

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The politicians began to bandy accusations against each other during the heated debate.
The teammates often bandy strategies and ideas on how to improve their gameplay.
Instead of engaging in a serious discussion, the siblings would often bandy playful insults.
The tennis players bandy the ball across the court, striving for victory.
As the negotiation continued, both parties started to bandy possible compromises and solutions.
The teenagers would occasionally bandy about new slang words that they had learned.
The colleagues would bandy different theories and hypotheses to solve the complex problem.
The children loved to bandy around a beach ball during their summer vacations.

Sentences with «bandy»

I don't know how much the M. Night Shyamalan comparisons get bandied about in his home, but Godse, whose novel was apparently a Top 5 bestseller in India, is an awful actor, and though the film's ensemble cast features American Radio Hall of Fame inductee Myron Cope as well as Emmy - winning TV personality Dave Crawley, for the most part this is strictly amateur hour. (shareddarkness.com)
He has brought us the two greatest bad guys of 2013, become one of the biggest names bandied around in the television world and has been the source of many excited chatter amongst the film critic community, but The Imitation Game is the first film that could give him that OSCAR or BAFTA he deserves. (oracleoffilm.com)
«Indeed, we had expected the vice president to show leadership by naming those he claimed stole $ 3 billion and making moves to ensure that the amount is recovered, instead of bandying figures at public events,» the opposition party stated. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
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