How to Use shot clock in a Sentence

shot clock

noun

• The snap of the ball was like two seconds off the shot clock.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 13 Oct. 2022
• Late in the shot clock, someone who was 2 for 12 on the year.
  — Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2022
• The shot clock will be used for all of the Visit Mesa games.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• Tyler Herro beats the shot clock, and the Heat lead the Pacers 89-78.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020
• This forces the ball out of Mitchell’s hands and Utah is working against the shot clock.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 16 June 2021
• Yep, that’s 118 points without the 3-point line or shot clock.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
• Schools also have to train and pay people to run the shot clocks.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
• The shot clock will be shortened from 24 to 20 seconds.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2023
• When the whistle got blown, and my first instinct was to look up at the shot clock.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
• Provo • Gideon George drove the lane with the shot clock winding down.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
• Davis scored the game's final points with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
• Edwards had dribbled out the shot clock, and had no where to go with the ball.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2024
• Jimmy Butler hits a 3 to beat the shot clock and scores again.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Aug. 2020
• The pressure is coming with 20 on the shot clock, from three feet beyond the arc.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• With the shot clock winding down, Momcilovic had a mismatch and called for the ball.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Time running down on the shot clock, Jalen Hood-Schifino turned around a ball screen at the top of the key.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2023
• The game is played on a half court (the teams share the basket for pregame layups), with a 12-second shot clock.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2021
• Washington's 3 with 1:07 left just beat the shot clock, and Ohio State put away the game at the foul line.
  — Steve Helwagen, Star Tribune, 29 Nov. 2020
• The ball was still in Huntsberry’s hands when the shot clock ended.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 31 Mar. 2023
• To be clear, Swan isn’t adamantly opposed to a shot clock.
  — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2021
• The shot clock expired as the ball rolled toward midcourt and out of bounds.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2021
• This is way too early in the shot clock to take the worst shot in basketball.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The fewest total points in an NCAA tournament game in the shot clock era is 75.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2022
• With 1:16 to play, Notae hit a looping lay up as the shot clock went off.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2021
• With just more than a minute left, Bouyea let fly from about 30 feet with the shot clock about to expire.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2021
• As the shot clock neared zero, Bryant tossed up a 3-point attempt.
  — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2020
• Quick shots early in the shot clock crippled their half.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
• Briefly: There was a delay with 18:25 left in the second half when the ball got stuck between the top of the backboard and the shot clock.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
• The shot clock is just 12 seconds, half of the length allowed in 5-on-5, and the ball is slightly smaller than a standard basketball.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
• Already up 14 after Ball beat the shot clock from the 3-point line, Castle flipped a long alley-oop pass for freshman classmate Jaylin Stewart to finish at the rim.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024