Below you will find example sentences with "free throw". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Free Throw in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: throw
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 22
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 31.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "free throw" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 31.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a free throw from sam, a good free throw percentage, throws, game and two stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with free speech, free agent, free trade and throw away, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with free throw
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
After more free throws, West was again within three, but Innocent hit a free throw. (15 words)
Pendleton hit two free throws then Trotter, who led all scorers with 24 points, converted a free throw. (18 words)
If the first free throw is missed, it’s a live ball and no second free throw is attempted. (19 words)
PC’s Hunt hit a lay-up and also a free throw awarded on the play to bump her team back into the lead, then one of only two off-target Notre Dame free throws occurred on the first toss of a one-and-one opportunity with 90 seconds to go. (51 words)
Paul missed the first and made the second of two free throws with 2.9 seconds remaining to tie the game at 109. Denver’s Troy Daniels missed a floater from near the free throw line at the buzzer, and the game went to overtime. (45 words)
The Lady Cats began the fourth quarter on a 8-0 run, allowing them to extend their lead to 46-37 after four free throws from McQueen, a 3-pointer from Cornett and a free throw from Johnson. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, if a free throw is awarded and the half or game ends, a direct throw at the goal is typically attempted, which occasionally goes in. A seven-metre throw.
This was after a Donovan Mitchell missed second free throw attempt which would have tied the game at 114, for clarification, and after a missed follow of his own free throw miss.
He made clutch free throw after clutch free throw and finished the night a perfect 11-of-11 from the stripe.
In a game that featured 53 fouls and 63 free throw attempts, the free throw line was important, and Oneida took advantage.
If the first free throw is missed, it’s a live ball and no second free throw is attempted.
Young complained about free throws with reporters after the game, but he has to know that free throw attempts are a function of how much a team attacks the paint and gets shots at the rim.
A free throw from Sam Pieper once again put the Marines ahead by one, but Denmark used free throws from Haley Schott and McCartney Jens along with a layup by Lexi Penovich to regain the lead.
Paul missed the first and made the second of two free throws with 2.9 seconds remaining to tie the game at 109. Denver’s Troy Daniels missed a floater from near the free throw line at the buzzer, and the game went to overtime.
The Rockets are much better at free throw shooting than the Hornets; they rank No. 1 in free throws made, while the Hornets rank just No. 23.
Three free throws from Sandquist kept it close, but the Bulldogs converted on all five of their free throw attempts in the final minute to hold on to the 89-83 win.
But it was the team’s ability to make free throws when they counted — their Achilles heel during the season — that ultimately helped push the Sun forward — they were 23 of 26 from the free throw line.
Pendleton hit two free throws then Trotter, who led all scorers with 24 points, converted a free throw.
The Lady Cats began the fourth quarter on a 8-0 run, allowing them to extend their lead to 46-37 after four free throws from McQueen, a 3-pointer from Cornett and a free throw from Johnson.
After more free throws, West was again within three, but Innocent hit a free throw.
Coming into the game converting only 73 percent of free throws as a team, they shot a less than impressive 71.4 percent from the free throw line during the game.
Fiorillo made two free throws, sank two more, Lagerquist added a foul shot, sophomore Brian Austin made a pair and after Maturo countered with one free throw, Scarborough took a 42-29 lead to the fourth quarter.
Gordon hit a free throw, Trotter hit a layup off a feed by Muse, who had made a steal, and two free throws by Atkins whittled the lead to 22-20 midway through the third quarter.
PC’s Hunt hit a lay-up and also a free throw awarded on the play to bump her team back into the lead, then one of only two off-target Notre Dame free throws occurred on the first toss of a one-and-one opportunity with 90 seconds to go.
Portland wouldn’t score again before the break, and the Stags got a free throw from Cavallaro, two more foul shots from Cavallaro and two free throws from junior Meg Kelly to pull within 21-17 at halftime.
She has been a consistent player for us this year being one of our leading scorers, the leading rebounder, the most free throws made, and a good free throw percentage.