Explore Fastbreak through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fastbreak in a sentence
Fastbreak meaning
Alternative form of fast break.
Using Fastbreak
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of fast break.
- In the example corpus, fastbreak often appears in combinations such as: the fastbreak, fastbreak layup, of fastbreak.
Context around Fastbreak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fastbreak
- In this selection, "fastbreak" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, playing, consecutive, exclusive, layup, points and defense stand out and add context to how "fastbreak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include finished a fastbreak layup almost and for a fastbreak layup to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fastbreak" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fastbreak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And I tried to use part of his system, the fastbreak system. (12 words)
Shortly after John Fredericks also made a layup off of the fastbreak for Bethel. (14 words)
Diallo was going up for a rebound after Golden State’s Jonas Jerebko missed a fastbreak layup. (17 words)
While he might not come away with his own turnovers, fellow guards Tyreke Locure and Langston Powell have been on standby to make offenses worried that they’re a split-second away from playing fastbreak defense. (36 words)
The Wildcats cut their deficit to 14 with 3:16 left but Castle, who spent a considerable amount of time on the bench in foul trouble, returned and finished a fastbreak layup almost immediately. (34 words)
And they turned those turnovers into buckets by running in transition, rattling off four consecutive fastbreak layups or foul attempts that pushed the lead to 52-36 at the end of the first half. (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Washington was able to cut the lead to within 3 points at the 3:11 mark before Stanford regained its offensive footing due to a succession of fastbreak and transition opportunities.
While he might not come away with his own turnovers, fellow guards Tyreke Locure and Langston Powell have been on standby to make offenses worried that they’re a split-second away from playing fastbreak defense.
As a collective, the Golden Eagles tore down the Bobcat offense in each quarter, scoring 19 fastbreak points and earning 11 second-chance points.
Fifth-year student Ajulu Thatha began the game by scoring the Eagles’ first points off of a fastbreak.
The third quarter started off with two St. Pauls’ turnovers in quick succession and Adams got the Knights going with a lay-up on the fastbreak.
The Wildcats cut their deficit to 14 with 3:16 left but Castle, who spent a considerable amount of time on the bench in foul trouble, returned and finished a fastbreak layup almost immediately.
He’s a threat to go all the way, as long as he can figure out how to stop a fastbreak.
After hitting a three to start the quarter, she hit another three a minute later, before finishing off a fastbreak with a layup.
And I tried to use part of his system, the fastbreak system.
And they turned those turnovers into buckets by running in transition, rattling off four consecutive fastbreak layups or foul attempts that pushed the lead to 52-36 at the end of the first half.
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Bowman drove in on a fastbreak, dribbled behind his back before capping it off with a reverse dunk that put BC up 50-45 with just under 12 minutes to play.
Diallo was going up for a rebound after Golden State’s Jonas Jerebko missed a fastbreak layup.
Muhammad found redshirt senior Keyshawn Woods on a fastbreak, who went up, connected on the layup and was fouled.
Shortly after John Fredericks also made a layup off of the fastbreak for Bethel.
Tatyana Long started the second period with a layup 36 seconds in. Over the next several minutes, multiple steals by Cox and Bailey Flippen led to fastbreak points.
The Wolves went on a quick 6-0 run after, but Kuntze knocked down a jumper and stole the ball for a fastbreak layup to jumpstart a run for the Eagles.
Another recent curiosity is the 1997 Bally game NBA Fastbreak which, true to its theme, awards points in terms of a real basketball score: Each successful shot can give from one to three points.
Common combinations with fastbreak
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fastbreak 3×
- fastbreak layup 3×
- of fastbreak 2×
- fastbreak points 2×
- on fastbreak 2×