half-court
noun
ˈhaf-ˈkȯrt 
ˈhäf-
: a dividing line that separates a playing court into equal halves (as in basketball)
also
: the area comprising each half
Examples of half-court in a Sentence
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Even Payton Pritchard rained down a half-court buzzer-beater again, as if that was his job.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Games are played in a half-court setting and have unique rules, such as a four-point shot and the winner being the first to 50 points.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Bucks guard Damian Lillard won the 3-point competition and the all-star game MVP, hitting a couple of genuine half-court 3-pointers along the way.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The plays were part of the Liberty’s pristine half-court offense displayed in the fourth against the WNBA’s last undefeated squad.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
Martinez drained a half-court shot at the buzzer, giving the Sailors a 45-44 victory.
—Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Outdoors is a pool, half-court basketball court, pool house and three-car garage.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2024
But Clemson repeatedly converted layups out of its half-court sets and inbound plays precisely when Arizona should have been fully locked in.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The seventh-seeded Rams (24-9) buried seven 3s en route to topping a Nevada (26-7) club that beat them twice during the regular season, the last of which came on a half-court buzzer-beater in Fort Collins.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Games are played in a half-court setting and have unique rules, such as a four-point shot and the winner being the first to 50 points.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Bucks guard Damian Lillard won the 3-point competition and the all-star game MVP, hitting a couple of genuine half-court 3-pointers along the way.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The plays were part of the Liberty’s pristine half-court offense displayed in the fourth against the WNBA’s last undefeated squad.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
Martinez drained a half-court shot at the buzzer, giving the Sailors a 45-44 victory.
—Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Outdoors is a pool, half-court basketball court, pool house and three-car garage.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2024
But Clemson repeatedly converted layups out of its half-court sets and inbound plays precisely when Arizona should have been fully locked in.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The seventh-seeded Rams (24-9) buried seven 3s en route to topping a Nevada (26-7) club that beat them twice during the regular season, the last of which came on a half-court buzzer-beater in Fort Collins.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Half-court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-court. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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