layup
- a variation of lay-up.
Example Sentences
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Moments before Anunoby pulled off his immortal sequence, New York’s Josh Hart had missed an open layup of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It was a familiar sight: Caitlin Clark stepped to her left, paused and lofted a right-handed layup.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Offering a layup to politics writers, Drake briefly wonders if the ire he’s earned through decades of digs and questionable interpolations of other artists’ songs is actually antisemitism.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
There are times, especially on defense, when he wraps an opponent’s layup like an octopus, that Wembanyama looks an easy 8 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
He scored on a layup in the first quarter when I tripped over my teammate’s foot and fell.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
