dunk
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Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
So the goal isn’t always to maximally dunk on somebody.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
He made his first dunk in his backyard when he was 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Of course, betting on sports rights isn’t a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
I dunk my French toast sticks in the little tub of syrup.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Wembanyama swished jump shots and soared for alley-oop dunks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Rioux dunks without jumping, a feat highlighted by his first college field goal against Saint Francis in December 2025 and a memorable March Madness moment in 2026 with an offensive rebound and put-back dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, while impressive, appeared to be a sloppy affair comparable to an All-Star game full of dunks and threes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
From the opening tip, he rose up for 3-pointers, drove to the rim for dunks and leaned back for fadeaway jump shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
He dunks the bread in the runny yolks and gobbles it down.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
In went the torn sourdough, which I thoroughly dunked in the custard, followed by crisped bacon, a small drizzle of bacon fat — sue me — cheddar, roasted peppers and minced onion.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
"It's so tough playing an individual sport. You can't be subbed out, you just have to be dunked back in the deep end immediately," former British player Naomi Broady said on BBC TV.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
James tied Abdul-Jabbar’s mark for most regular-season field goals when he dunked off a lob pass from Doncic with 8:33 left in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
She dunked the mop in the bucket and then twisted the water out.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
It’s not quite dunking, but it’s like you have to play to the algorithm.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
After securing victory with a service winner, Sabalenka celebrated by dunking her head in an ice cooler.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
“It’s kind of like watching LeBron still dunking at 40,” Maynard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
I persist, dunking them for longer and longer periods, until the cold finally numbs my blisters.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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