basketball
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I have periodically had the same “problem” with NFL, college football, and college basketball games.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Musselman didn’t exactly deliver on that investment during the 2024-25 season, as USC bottomed out during its first Big Ten men’s basketball slate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Donald Trump has been booed at a basketball match in New York as he became the first sitting US president to attend the NBA Finals.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Consider what Brunson said recently in response to being asked to share the basketball more, the sort of glory-curbing request that can irk an NBA star.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
If this day weren’t terrible enough already, I can’t stop thinking about how the first basketball game of the McNulty season is this afternoon.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
![]()