downcourt
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of downcourt
Example Sentences
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He stutters and struts downcourt as if he’s on a playground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
After Andrews gave the Bruins the lead, seemingly forcing the Utes to hustle downcourt with no timeouts, Cronin called a timeout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
Donovan Mitchell threw a 50-foot inbounds pass underhand, Bam Adebayo inbounded a ball off Nikola Jokic’s backside before dribbling downcourt and making a 3, and Devin Booker went through pregame with a hat on backwards.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
Burton stripped Wong with 35 seconds left and raced downcourt.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
They came back with a deuce on a short jumper and Nick threw the ball all the way downcourt to Frank who had laid back on the last play.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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