basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

NOUN

team sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ball

STRONG

hoops

WEAK

B-ball brownball

Example Sentences

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Tasha Graham, dressed head to toe in Knicks clothing, is the embodiment of New York's passion for its basketball team battling to win the NBA Finals and end a five-decade drought.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

And Dolan, who spent his career feuding with the entire basketball world, is four wins from sitting on top of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For more than two decades, the New York Knicks searched every corner of the basketball world for their savior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Grammy-winning rapper J. Cole, a longtime basketball fanatic, has signed to play for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Elijah tossed the basketball lightly in the air, caught it, then said, “Hey, nice Jordans!”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly