dunk
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
When the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit last December to halt the project, the press corps pushed the litigation as a slam dunk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The goal is actually never to just dunk on people.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
But hitting the $1 trillion goal is far from a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You might want to dunk it in your coffee,” said Chase.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
He installed himself courtside, the Windows Clippy among the die-hards, leaping from his seat after dunks and wiggling like one of those inflatable tubes at a car wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rioux dunks without jumping, a feat highlighted by his first college field goal against Saint Francis in December 2025 and a memorable March Madness moment in 2026 with an offensive rebound and put-back dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Of his nine made shots, seven were dunks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
From the opening tip, he rose up for 3-pointers, drove to the rim for dunks and leaned back for fadeaway jump shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Wiress nods and scampers over to the water’s edge, where she dunks the coil in the water.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
McIlroy then found the green with his tee shot on the iconic par-three 17th 'island hole', but Spaun dunked his ball in the water to effectively end his hopes.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
The Wolverines tried to steal the inbounds pass, but Stokes sneaked behind the defense and dunked to clinch it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
Unfazed, Matteo dunked his arms into the oil and felt around for the bones.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
She lost her grip on the board and dunked under.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
The statue outside of Crypto.com Arena depicts her dunking a basketball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
And, notably, they eat Cane’s, whether it’s buying entire orders of just Texas toast or dunking their entire hand into a fountain cup of Cane’s Sauce and licking it off their fingers.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
After securing victory with a service winner, Sabalenka celebrated by dunking her head in an ice cooler.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
He wouldn’t even come in the water with us, but sat on the beach, stewing, while J.T. and I swam around, splashing and dunking each other.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Vocabulary lists containing dunk
