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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Its walls are lined with shelves of sneakers and basketball shoes - markets that Anta needs to win in the US to compete with Nike or Adidas.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Barry Mano started reffing basketball games as a teenager, rising to the Division 1 college level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“The home also includes a 500-square-foot laundry room. Outdoors, the estate offers an international competition-standard tennis court and a regulation-size basketball court.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Those domains certainly could include baseball diamonds, basketball courts and gridirons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Can’t we go back to, ‘Hey, Jonah, you gonna try out for the basketball team?’”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix