How to Use dunker in a Sentence

dunker

noun

• There's no better in-game dunker in the NBA right now, at least among stars.
  — Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
• That hasn’t been the case with Miles Bridges, who had a solid rookie year and joined the elite-dunkers crowd. ...
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 20 Oct. 2019
• If there is a tie after the first round, the judges will then vote to pick the advancing dunker.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
• He’s established himself as a lob threat, and might be the best dunker on the team.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2021
• Gordon stands alone as the league's best dunker without a crown.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021
• Durant was straight and to-the-point about the NBA’s best dunker during game action, though.
  — Daniel Mano, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2017
• The four dunkers will compete in the two-round contest, with five judges scoring each dunk from 40 to 50.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• Ball has found a connection with Bridges, who might be the best in-game dunker in the league, an alley-oops.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2021
• The two dunkers with the highest composite score from the first round will advance to the final round.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
• Each dunker has 90 seconds to try a dunk, with a limit of three dunk attempts.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
• On offense, the Cavs can use him as an hub -- perimeter, mid post, high post, short roll, dunker spot.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
• Notice how Jackson steps up to cut off the rim, while Leonard switches to Favors in the dunker spot.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 16 June 2021
• Figure out how to play out of the dunker spot, continue to rotate.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• Four players compete in front of a panel of judges who assess the dunkers over two rounds.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
• Year after year, the best spot for shoreline bait dunkers is often the first dock out of the marina.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 1 Mar. 2020
• Thus far, Thompson has made an impact cutting off the ball, crashing the boards, and waiting in the dunker spot.
  — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The dip is a good source of fiber on its own, but adding dunkers like apple slices and strawberries takes this treat to the next level.
  — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2018
• The Milwaukee Bucks' small forward wasn't built to be a contest dunker.
  — Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
• Top dunkers have evolved from lumbering behemoths to athletes who can sprint the length of the floor in a few strides.
  — Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• Dominique was more of a just power dunker, small forward.
  — Matt Zenitz, AL.com, 1 June 2017
• Gordon often plays offense in that dunker spot along the baseline near the backboard.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
• Blake long ago shook off the label as someone who was just a flashy dunker, but his game has improved leaps and bounds over the last few seasons.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The irony is not lost on the man who was once heavily criticized as being only a dunker.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
• The coaches seemed to be sitting on Justin Herbert, turning him into a coffee dunker, when the long throw is his thing.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
• Rob’s ability to play in the dunker and hitting Al in the seams and playing with the lob game gives you flexibility.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
• From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot — the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2022
• Garland took the handoff from Mobley and went around Jarrett Allen’s left-elbow screen while Mobley snuck to the dunker spot.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
• Rob’s ability to play as a dunker and getting Al in the seams and playing with the lob game, gives you a lot of flexibility.
  — Sean Deveney, Forbes, 26 June 2021
• Fran Belibi is the Bay Area’s first female college dunker.
  — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2021
• Never mind that Toscano-Anderson, 28, isn’t even the most accomplished dunker on his team.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024