Example Sentences

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Timeouts - Each team will be allowed to call one 90-second tactical timeout per game.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Timeouts are supposed to be a break for both of you from the conflict at hand!

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

“Fast break, you want to stay with it. Timeouts, you can change your focus again. That’s how I’m doing it right now. I’m enjoying every minute of it.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2018

“Being down and fighting and scraping and clawing. We came together. Timeouts got electric. The huddles on the floor were electric.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2016

Worst Timeouts: No matter what wound up happening at the end of this game, you never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever want to use two timeouts in the third quarter of a close contest.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2012