dunk
Example Sentences
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“It’s a dream. I beat the odds. Every year I watched the dunk contest and I learned from all the people before me.”
From Los Angeles Times
San Antonio rookie forward Carter Bryant delivered a ball between the legs, one-handed slam for a perfect 50 points in his first finals dunk.
From Barron's
Doncic, who will play for Team World, was jokingly asked that if he does play will he try to dunk on James, who will be on Team USA Stripes.
From Los Angeles Times
He elevated the dunk to an art form at a time when it was banned in the college game.
She rips open the package of Oreos and dunks one into her glass of milk until it’s sopping wet.
From Literature
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