basket

Example Sentences

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London-born OG Anunoby claimed a tip-in basket with 1.2 seconds left to clinch victory, much to the delight of a star-studded crowd at Madison Square Garden, which included Taylor Swift and Timothee Chalamet.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Towns drove for a tough basket over Wembanyama to pull the Knicks back to 97-88.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's unbelievable," Brown said of Anunoby's basket, which saw him rise to pat home Jalen Brunson's three-point miss.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Wembanyama was brilliant, scoring 32 points as San Antonio at last discovered the simple ritual of lobbing the ball to the impossibly tall guy under the basket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Bruno untied me and I hoisted the baby’s basket in my arms.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff