Bedard did have a pair of assists Sunday, including when his backhanded, cross-ice pass through the slot found defenseman Connor Murphy to cut the Hawks’ deficit to 4-2 with 1:42 left.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2023/12/10/23996267/chicago-blackhawks-lose-in-connor-bedards-first-game-against-alex-ovechkin-connor-mcdavid

Hays hit a two-hopper that Chapman backhanded and fired home.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/ohearn-ties-career-high-with-4-rbis-orioles-beat-blue-jays-6-5-in-10-innings-7031055

Holdouts remain, but the model of an unreasonable partner long ago shifted toward withering judgment and backhanded remarks.

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/05/barbri-passive-aggressive/

Sounds like a backhanded compliment, but I promise: It’s all compliment.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-tina-fey-amy-poehler-review-20230520-kxjyxtubxnb7tadzpeuenqh5pu-story.html

The former Red Wing provided a pair of assists in his playoff debut, beginning with his backhanded helper on Pastrnak’s tally.

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2023/04/17/takeaways-bruins-minus-bergeron-take-game-1-from-panthers/

The series is peppered with well-meaning white people making unsolicited remarks with racial undertones: backhanded compliments about hair, food, film choices, eloquence and professionalism.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/dreaming-whilst-black-bbc-comedy-review-b1098699.html