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

But Chet Holmgren scored on a dunk for a 111-110 Thunder lead with 32.8 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Thiero, who entered the game midway through the fourth quarter when the Lakers cleared their bench, made a memorable playoff debut by scoring his first postseason basket with an emphatic alley-oop dunk over Dorian Finney-Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Sengun appeared to punctuate the season-saving win with a one-handed dunk over James with 40.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

It is wedged between rim and backboard, evidence of JB trying and failing to dunk.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander