dunk

Example Sentences

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At another, he stretched out his full 8-foot wingspan to swat away a put-back dunk attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Vanderbilt, who is left-handed, was injured in the second quarter trying to block a dunk by Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, but his hand hit the backboard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Vanderbilt tried to block a dunk by Holmgren, but instead hit hand on the backboard and went down in pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Two games into this series it looks to us, the members of the jury, as though Redick has taken this allegedly open-and-shut case, this slam dunk of a trial — and thrown down a reverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He’d get two free throws but those wouldn’t be nearly as exciting as a dunk.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie