inbounds
Americanadjective
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Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
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Basketball. of or relating to passing the ball onto the court from out of bounds.
Etymology
Origin of inbounds
First recorded in 1960–65; adj. use of prepositional phrase in bounds
Example Sentences
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Ajay Mitchell was fouled after the inbounds pass and made two free throws for a 115-110 lead that stood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Andrews took an inbounds pass in one corner of the backcourt and immediately had the ball slapped out of his hands and off his leg out of bounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
Andrews was an especially egregious culprit, losing his dribble for one turnover and failing to get the ball inbounds within five seconds for another.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
That’s when Andrew Nembhard threw away the inbounds pass, handing the Celtics yet another chance.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024
“Will Thompson inbounds to Drew Young, who brings the ball downcourt. Our young buck Majidi is all over him like Gold Bond on Shaq’s chest!”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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