How to Use bank shot in a Sentence

bank shot

noun

• The Aztecs led 70-69 when Bradley scored on a bank shot in traffic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
• His mid-air bank shot scored with no time on the clock for the game’s biggest lead to that point, 38-31.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
• Azaria, playing it safe, hits a nice bank shot off the rocks for an easy two.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
• Meyers hit a bank shot and Johnson slammed home a dagger to give the Bucks a 4-point lead.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2021
• His size on top of shooting the bank shot was a pretty special thing.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 May 2021
• The bottom line is that Trump's strategy here is quite a bank shot.
  — Timothy B. Lee and Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 29 May 2020
• The 6-foot-11 Anthony Davis was waiting at the rim, but Grant floated by him and scored on a bank shot.
  — oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
• Mykhailiuk scored 21 points against the Celtics, which included making a half-court bank shot at the end of the third quarter.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2020
• The Golden Eagles took a 47-45 lead at the end of the third quarter when Jordan King dropped in a nifty bank shot in the waning seconds.
  — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2022
• Trammell finally scored on a short bank shot with 18:30 to go and finished with four points.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
• DeVisser scored seven during that stretch, on two free throws, a 3, and a close-range bank shot.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2022
• Anna Richards scored eight straight points during the run, including two 3-pointers from the left side and a bank shot from 5 feet out.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
• By June, food distribution from the bank shot up 569 percent year-over-year.
  — NBC News, 6 Oct. 2020
• Chimezie Metu missed a layup on the other end and Tra Holder made the game-winning short bank shot with 1.4 seconds remaining on the clock.
  — Lindsey Thiry, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Kevin Love’s bank shot gave Cleveland its first lead moments later.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
• Pitino joked that Carr's bank shot three-pointer with 11 seconds left was something the Gophers were working on from that side of the floor.
  — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
• His bank shot at the buzzer capped one of the most riveting college basketball games ever.
  — Eddie Pells, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2021
• His bank shot at the buzzer vs. UCLA capped one of the most riveting college basketball games ever.
  — Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2021
• Last spring, the Final Four classic between the Bruins and Bulldogs was decided on a 40-foot bank shot.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
• But in the closing minutes, the Celtics surged ahead; the dagger was a high-degree-of-difficulty bank shot by Havlicek with nine seconds left.
  — Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2021
• First Al Eichelberger sent the game into a third overtime with a miracle 3-point bank shot.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2021
• Garr's 20 included a variety of drives, free throws and a buzzer-beating halftime bank shot from over 30 feet.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• But the Roadrunners scored the final four points of the half on a follow by Knox Hellums and a bank shot underneath by Bior off an inbounds pass.
  — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• When Chris Paul hit a running bank shot with less than a second left to give the Clippers a win in Game 2, everything seemed to be favoring the better seed in the 4-5 matchup.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2021
• The most important basket Tuesday night was the first, a simple cross screen in the paint, a bounce pass into 6-10 junior Nathan Mensah, a turn and a bank shot for two points.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2020
• His game, especially in the early years, will always be synonymous with the bank shot.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
• An acrobatic bank shot by Shaw gave the Braves a 32-28 halftime advantage.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• And Jeon is just fine with the bank shot remaining unconventional.
  — John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The Pistons forced a Pelicans empty possession and Rose missed a bank shot floater at the regulation buzzer.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2020
• The Lakers, though, couldn’t get the game within single digits — their final comeback push ended with a Westbrook turnover and an Embiid bank shot.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024