rim

Example Sentences

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That slow-motion-in-real-time three-pointer by Ashlon Jackson that rolled around and around the rim as though the basketball gods needed just a little more time to determine UCLA’s opponent Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

By contrast, the Wildcats play a style built around a strategy that’s worked since the days of George Mikan: getting the ball to the tallest players, as close as you can to the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He would drive to the rim, set up teammates and hit shots from wherever he could find open space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Sierra Canyon’s Delaney White received the ensuing inbounds pass, dribbled into the frontcourt, pulled up behind the three-point line and launched a potential tying jumper, but it hit the rim and bounced off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

It bounced off the back of the rim and came right back to me.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman