How to Use tip-in in a Sentence

tip-in

noun

• Then, Bruce Brown got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give the Nuggets the lead for good.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• Ryan Donato then put the Blackhawks ahead on a tip-in goal with 13:32 to play.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Scott’s heave was off the mark and a tip-in attempt missed before the final buzzer sounded.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
• Two of Pavelski’s goals in Game 1 of the Seattle series came on tip-ins.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2023
• The Rams went ahead 49-42 on a tip-in by Toibu Lawal with six minutes left, but attempted just four shots from the field the rest of the way.
  — Hank Kurz Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• Just like the Panthers this series, the Heat then lost the next three games, including a soul-stealing Game 6 at home by a tip-in at the buzzer.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024
• Earlier this season, Brandon Miller got a tip-in at the buzzer to beat Detroit.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
• One tip-in attempt was off the mark, then two more bounced out before one of his Gaels finally swatted the ball from danger.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
• Stephon Castle scored his first points with a three-point play under the basket and a tip-in on the next possession, pushing UConn’s lead back out to 10 around the nine-minute mark.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
• His tip-in iced the game in the final seconds, finishing off a 30-point, 22-rebound performance.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• Davis then went to the locker room after getting hit in the face by Kyle Anderson while scoring a tip-in basket late in the first quarter.
  — Greg Beacham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
• The Americans needed a tip-in shot at the buzzer by Breanna Stewart to come away with a victory.
  — Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024
• Sam Reinhart, Florida’s leading goal-scorer, put the Panthers ahead with a tip-in goal with 1:02 left in the first period.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
• First on a first period tip-in from Glendening to tie the game after Ivan Barbashev opened the scoring for Vegas.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
• Eleazar Williams’ tip-in gave Oakwood a 38-31 advantage heading into the final quarter.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 27 Feb. 2023
• Florida opened scoring about 30 seconds later on a Sam Reinhart tip-in.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
• Throttle tip-in is excellent, and on mountain roads in Arizona, the four-speed automatic transmission shifted up and down at all the right times.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
• Illinois scored the next seven points, but Hall’s scrappy putback with just over 3 minutes left sparked an eight-point Spartan spurt that also included an Akins tip-in.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
• In the first period, Lukas Reichel made one of his strongest plays this season, splitting defenders in the neutral zone and hesitating on a defender’s slide technique before slipping the puck to Craig Smith for a tip-in goal and a 1-0 lead.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Jan 2025