How to Use in transition in a Sentence
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The Heat was outscored by the Warriors 34-6 in transition.
— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024 -
Rogers with a 3, then scores in transition off a steal to give Oregon some life.
— oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2023 -
That lead extended to 10 when, midway through the first, Ivey pushed the ball in transition and found Knox for a dunk.
— Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Elite switch one-through-five guy, but also great as a push man in transition.
— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The coach added that Edwards needs to attack more in transition.
— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024 -
The Nuggets are having a tough time matching up in transition.
— The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023 -
The hotel, which started its new life as a shelter the last week of June, is very much in transition.
— Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023 -
A lot of those were getting steals and getting out in transition.
— Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Thank you for your loving support of all who are in transition in this way.
— Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 -
With the two splitting reps and so much in transition, it's been hard for any one wide receiver to stand out.
— Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023 -
There were smooth pull-up jumpers, driving layups, floaters, pull-up threes in transition and assists out of pick-and-rolls.
— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The next time Minnesota went on the attack, he simply got blown by off the ball in transition.
— Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023 -
On a wide-open 3 in the corner in transition, Curry turned to look at his bench before the ball inevitably dropped in.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 -
The small forward had a creative drive and finish in transition.
— Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023 -
King Charles acceded the throne one year ago, but some aspects of his reign change are still in transition.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Canada injects the group with speed and tests her teammates in transition drills.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 -
Canada injects the group with speed and tests her teammates in transition drills.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 -
Your private and public life are in transition during the Pisces full moon.
— USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023 -
On the southern edge of Maricopa County, the area is in transition.
— Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 -
Will the Horned Frogs continue to attack in transition against the Sooners?
— Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Armed with those answers, Chao and Yu transformed the bedroom set into a suite in transition.
— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Staff Pick: High hopes in Miami Miami has been a city in transition for the better part of a decade.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 July 2023 -
Wheat calmly sank two free throws for a 68-67 lead and tacked on a final basket in transition after Langston failed to score.
— Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024 -
Bender scored many points in transition and off assists from Johnson and Pelayo.
— Brooks Warren, The Courier-Journal, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Working them in transition instead of coming down and trying to play half-court offense all the time.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023 -
The Warriors fumbled away five turnovers, several of which were unforced, and were a step slow in transition.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024 -
What to know about Commanders vs. Browns Washington is a team in transition, in more ways than one.
— Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The Giants were a team in transition when Bochy arrived in San Francisco.
— John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Dallas cut it to a one possession game before Doncic fouled out after getting caught trying to slow down Brown in transition.
— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2024 -
Verhaeghe hit fellow forward Sam Reinhart in transition and Reinhart scored the Cup-winning goal 11 seconds later.
— David Wilson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
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