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inbounds
[ in-boundz ]
/ ˈɪnˈbaʊndz /
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adjective
Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
Basketball. of or relating to passing the ball onto the court from out of bounds.
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Origin of inbounds
First recorded in 1960–65; adj. use of prepositional phrase in bounds
Words nearby inbounds
inboard-outboard, inbond, in-bond shop, inborn, inbound, inbounds, inbounds line, inbox, inbreathe, inbred, inbreed
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How to use inbounds in a sentence
If that type of inbounds skier was willing to hike, we knew that the pandemic wouldn’t slow down demand and that any ski associated with touring would sell deeply.
Dort caught the block, though, and tried to throw the ball out of bounds off Harden to give his team an inbounds play and a chance to set up a winning shot.
How An Undrafted Rookie Stopped James Harden In The Playoffs|Julian McKenzie|December 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEightWe thought we had won, but then the referees let the Soviets make another inbounds play with one second on the clock.