basketball

Example Sentences

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“And you certainly have to give your guys freedom to make basketball plays. I would say in general though, turnovers of aggression are OK; turnovers of passivity are not.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Once Wells arrived at Oklahoma, she ditched basketball and began doing her real damage at the plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

She can jump high enough to grab a basketball rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I turn to scramble away, and that’s how I don’t see the incoming basketball.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell