Example Sentences

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Moments before Anunoby pulled off his immortal sequence, New York’s Josh Hart had missed an open layup of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If you’re going to give me the layup, I’m going to take the layup.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Offering a layup to politics writers, Drake briefly wonders if the ire he’s earned through decades of digs and questionable interpolations of other artists’ songs is actually antisemitism.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

There are times, especially on defense, when he wraps an opponent’s layup like an octopus, that Wembanyama looks an easy 8 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

If everything worked the way it was supposed to, Ducky would be free for a layup.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers