floater
Example Sentences
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When she finally lifted up for a floater, Connecticut forward Serah Williams was waiting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
The Lakers turned the ball over on an offensive foul on their first possession, but Doncic settled the team down with a floater in the paint on the next possesion.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
But Harden drove inside for a floater to tie the score at 98-98 with 18.7 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025
Up to a point, the bigger a floater is, the more efficient it will be.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
