How to Use fast break in a Sentence

fast break

noun

• The Sun finished the evening with 24 fast break points.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2022
• The Rams ramped up their defense and ran the fast break.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• The first half answer for MSU was found in the fast break.
  — Jayna Bardahl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2021
• These teams can shoot threes and score off fast breaks with the best.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
• The best Cleveland could do was 16 points in close and two on the fast break.
  — cleveland, 6 Dec. 2021
• The result was 15 steals that led to many fast break points.
  — Jake Shindel, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
• The Celtics won in the paint, scored more in the fast break, and overall shot better from the foul line.
  — Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022
• On a fast break, Caruso took off for a layup and Allen swept in from the wing.
  — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2022
• There were times when Tatum looked OK running the court on fast breaks.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
• Jalen Gaffney broke the streak with a breakout fast break dunk that put UConn up, 17-16.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• Paul got a steal and started a fast break and Shamet was the right-side trailer.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
• Look for Mitchell and the Cavs to force turnovers and capitalize on the fast break.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
• Then later, Gobert’s able to get the strip and start a Jazz fast break.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021
• Bucks throw it away and Giannis gives up a foul to stop the fast break.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
• The fast break was a big point of emphasis for the Millers, who scored 12 points in the fast break and had 17 points off turnovers.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Seven of the points came on fast break baskets off turnovers.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
• With Sanogo out, this offense doesn’t have a lot of rhythm besides on the fast break.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 19 Dec. 2021
• The Tigers allowed 30 fast break points and only scored one.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 21 Mar. 2022
• James spotted him on the fast break and threw a pass that Hachimura threw down for a dunk.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• The Jaguars lead swelled to 18 before Leo scored on a fast break and nailed a triple to ignite a 9-0 Vikings run.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022
• Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
• Utes running back Micah Bernard had the ball on a fast break.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
• As a team, the Spartans tallied 18 fast break points, 11 of which were recorded in the first half.
  — Jayna Bardahl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2021
• For the Jayhawks, the key will be to form a wall around the rim and keep an eye on Washington on fast breaks.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• Yes, Baylor won the tipoff, and with Kendall Brown’s dunk off a fast break, built a 4-0 lead in all of 68 seconds.
  — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022
• Texas has outscored its first three opponents 55-3 on the fast break.
  — Jim Vertuno, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022
• Redmond had eight points come via the fast break, while Ashland had none.
  — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2022
• Lucia Lee broke open on a fast break and scored the game-winning goal with 10:24 left in the second half.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
• Arango scored from the right side of the box following a fast break, with an assist from Pablo Ruiz.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
• Less than 30 seconds later, Fredrick sank a jumper on a fast break.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024