How do you use Downcourt in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Downcourt in a sentence
Downcourt meaning
Toward one's team's offensive basket
Using Downcourt
- The main meaning on this page is: Toward one's team's offensive basket
Context around Downcourt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Downcourt
- In this selection, "downcourt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ran, ball, skipped and pointing stand out and add context to how "downcourt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include he ran downcourt and passed it downcourt for an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "downcourt" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with downcourt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hayden Valiton dribbles the ball downcourt as Erika Pasquale (2) and Maeve Wertz (21) follow behind. (16 words)
Mitchell eventually stepped to the line and sank both free throws, but Boston inbounded the ball without trouble and passed it downcourt for an easy Al Horford dunk to clinch it. (31 words)
Seton Hall seized control by making 7 of 8 3-pointers out of halftime, the last coming when Powell buried one then skipped downcourt pointing at the inside elbow of his shooting arm. (33 words)
Drummond got his first start in place of Vucevic (strained groin) and quickly offered an indication of what was to come, grabbing an offensive rebound for an easy putback three minutes into the game and making the “too small” gesture as he ran downcourt. (44 words)
Seton Hall seized control by making 7 of 8 3-pointers out of halftime, the last coming when Powell buried one then skipped downcourt pointing at the inside elbow of his shooting arm. (33 words)
Mitchell eventually stepped to the line and sank both free throws, but Boston inbounded the ball without trouble and passed it downcourt for an easy Al Horford dunk to clinch it. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
Drummond got his first start in place of Vucevic (strained groin) and quickly offered an indication of what was to come, grabbing an offensive rebound for an easy putback three minutes into the game and making the “too small” gesture as he ran downcourt.
Hayden Valiton dribbles the ball downcourt as Erika Pasquale (2) and Maeve Wertz (21) follow behind.
Mitchell eventually stepped to the line and sank both free throws, but Boston inbounded the ball without trouble and passed it downcourt for an easy Al Horford dunk to clinch it.
Seton Hall seized control by making 7 of 8 3-pointers out of halftime, the last coming when Powell buried one then skipped downcourt pointing at the inside elbow of his shooting arm.