basketball

Example Sentences

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“I mean, he played a fantastic basketball game.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

He was a public address announcer for basketball at the 1984 Olympic Games with Michael Jordan the star and did the P.A. for Toluca Little League.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

He wrote about basketball, Congress, the 2004 presidential election and the aftermath of Sept. 11 in New York, where La Libre Belgique sent him the day after the attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“In a basketball game,” he said, “when you are winning after the first quarter, you usually win the game.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite her size, Jonesy’s the best player on the seventh-grade girls’ basketball team.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell