How to Use basket in a Sentence

basket

noun
  • They brought their lunch in a picnic basket.
  • His shot missed the basket completely.
  • Does the clock stop when the ball goes through the basket?
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
  • The Irish made the first two baskets of the second to take the lead for good.
    — Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • An orange bag was in the basket at the time of the theft.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Place the basket in the smoker and the grill on its supports.
    — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • His first basket arrived with 5:22 left in the half on a layup.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
  • The basket is available in brown, white, white and yellow, and white and gray.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His first basket came after Davis tried to draw a foul in the midrange on Allen.
    — Law Murray, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Lily Sheppard sparked the spree with a pair of baskets as part of her team-high 15 points.
    — Charles Baggarly and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Booker got a hand-off from Ayton at the top of the key and Ayton rolled to the left side of the basket.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2022
  • Russell made the go-ahead basket to give him 44 points.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Hudson looks at the goal, makes the basket and then starts dancing.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Then the younger Stearns made his first basket, a 3-pointer with 1:27 left to stop the bleeding.
    — Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The ball didn't have to fall into the basket but Shrewsberry fell in love with the sport.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2023
  • Newton fired a pass across the court to Karaban, who made an easy move to the basket and threw it down.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That basket was part of a 15-0 run for UConn in less than four and a half minutes in the opening frame.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Juju scored 19 of her 25 points during that span and did so from the midrange, around the basket and beyond the arc.
    — Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • There will be snacks for sale, basket raffles and more.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Clean-up is a breeze with the non-stick pan and dishwasher-safe basket.
    — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The Aztecs made only two baskets — both by LeDee — in the extra five minutes but went 9 of 10 at the line.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • But the Rams kept slashing to the basket and scoring over Maryland’s big men.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Switch out the bananas in your basket for apples, for more fiber.
    — Marika Gerken, CNN, 20 July 2022
  • The one issue with his plan: the man driving the balloon was right on top of them in the small wicker basket.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Haven loves to make that pass that nobody else sees on the floor that gets her teammates a basket.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That’s in addition to the usual basket of french fries or nugs, of course.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Just keep in mind that the infuser basket for the tea is on the smaller side and can be fragile.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
  • If the party is outside, have baskets of blankets at the ready.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Bol injured his ankle when slipping and falling to the floor on a basket with 2:02 left in the third against the Heat.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Suddenly, Brea’s view of the basket at Fiserv Forum was wide open, and one of the best 3-point shooters in the country made the swished 3 that followed look easy.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025

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