downcourt
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of downcourt
Example Sentences
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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
But Williams calmly hit a top-of-the-break three the next trip down, and after snaring a rebound, James glided downcourt and elevated for a pull-up three.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023
Less than two minutes later, Johnson looked for the ball, waited for his teammate to get downcourt, then hit the great center on the right baseline.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Nick started downcourt and their whole team was after him.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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