Example Sentences

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This summer breakdancers as well BMX freestylers, 3-on-3 basketballers and skateboarders will share the attention at La Concorde.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

In total, Griner, the two-time Olympic champion and one of the world's best and most high-profile female basketballers, scored 10 points with three rebounds in the 90-71 loss to Los Angeles Sparks.

From BBC • May 13, 2023

“It’s like when you go to America and ask to find cricketers. That’s how it is trying to find basketballers here.”

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2019

The Players' Awards Pro basketballers name their choices for MVP, best rookie, etc., in this star-studded ceremony in Las Vegas hosted by "SNL's" Jay Pharoah.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2015

The poor, mangled bodies of plastic basketballers littered the carpeted ground: here, a ball palmed by a disembodied hand; there, two torsoless legs caught midjump.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green