basket

Example Sentences

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To play basketball you need only a ball and a basket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The Sixers proved to be as dangerous as a warm basket of puppies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Across party lines, governments now promise a familiar basket of benefits: pensions, direct cash transfers, scholarships, free or subsidised electricity, cheap foodgrain, self-help group support for women and allowances for unemployed youth.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The bank’s broader AI basket, meanwhile, is showing “a sharp pickup in anticipated growth dominance in 2026 which we think has helped to invigorate the AI theme even more in recent trading.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He put his hand out, and I set the basket on the counter.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu