basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

NOUN

team sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ball

STRONG

hoops

WEAK

B-ball brownball

Example Sentences

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Congratulations to all the young athletes and their teams on The Times All-Area high school basketball teams.

From Los Angeles Times

Was the CEA intended to allow futures contracts tied to how many rebounds a specific basketball player has in a game?

From Barron's

Modern college basketball is an “old man’s game” due to bonus Covid eligibility and NIL payments.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, I recently got free tickets to a basketball game but still ended up spending about $50 on parking and another $100 on food and drinks.

From MarketWatch

Parmesan has notably sponsored the Utah Jazz basketball team and the ATP tennis tournament in Miami at great expense.

From Barron's