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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The biggest player on the giant national champion Michigan basketball team Monday night looked familiar, yet strange.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

I asked my friend, a big basketball fan, to make my picks in a March Madness contest and I paid the $10 entry fee.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Michigan allocated roughly $4 million to its basketball team, bringing the total up over $10 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

There were no tennis, artistic gymnastics or men’s basketball tickets available.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Later, when I started playing basketball, same thing happened. I practiced and I got better. So that’s my tip. Remember the piccolo,” he says as we pull up to the park.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko