cocked
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The 7-foot center cocked the ball behind his head on a violent, two-handed dunk over Oso Ighodaro and finished the three-point play from the free-throw line.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
In the photo, the president-elect wears a stern expression, eyes cocked.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
He always wore "a cocked hat, buckles at the knees and shoes, as well as a cross-handled cane, over which he stooped in his gait".
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
So USC’s leading receiver cocked back his arm and slung it as hard as he could.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024
Mom gives me this look, eyebrows up, head cocked, daring me to talk back.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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