How to Use bank shot in a Sentence

bank shot

noun
  • Azaria, playing it safe, hits a nice bank shot off the rocks for an easy two.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • His size on top of shooting the bank shot was a pretty special thing.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 May 2021
  • Rarely does such a diplomatic bank shot present itself at such a small cost.
    — John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Knox made a bank shot for the first field goal after Etiwanda missed five shots.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Kevin Love’s bank shot gave Cleveland its first lead moments later.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The Aztecs led 70-69 when Bradley scored on a bank shot in traffic.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • His mid-air bank shot scored with no time on the clock for the game’s biggest lead to that point, 38-31.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Meyers hit a bank shot and Johnson slammed home a dagger to give the Bucks a 4-point lead.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2021
  • DeVisser scored seven during that stretch, on two free throws, a 3, and a close-range bank shot.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Those included a high-arcing, heat-check bank shot from White, whose nine 3-point makes tied his career high.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
  • His game, especially in the early years, will always be synonymous with the bank shot.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
  • By June, food distribution from the bank shot up 569 percent year-over-year.
    — NBC News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • McClatchy, meanwhile, made just one 3-point basket — and that one came on a prayer bank shot when the game was out of reach in overtime.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • And Jeon is just fine with the bank shot remaining unconventional.
    — John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Mykhailiuk scored 21 points against the Celtics, which included making a half-court bank shot at the end of the third quarter.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Anna Richards scored eight straight points during the run, including two 3-pointers from the left side and a bank shot from 5 feet out.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
  • First Al Eichelberger sent the game into a third overtime with a miracle 3-point bank shot.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Nothing encapsulated Chen’s pure joy more than her bank shot 3-pointer late in the second.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Garr's 20 included a variety of drives, free throws and a buzzer-beating halftime bank shot from over 30 feet.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Randle scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the final frame, including a driving bank shot in the final minute that proved to be the game-winner.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • The 6-foot-11 Anthony Davis was waiting at the rim, but Grant floated by him and scored on a bank shot.
    — oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Pitino joked that Carr's bank shot three-pointer with 11 seconds left was something the Gophers were working on from that side of the floor.
    — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
  • But in the closing minutes, the Celtics surged ahead; the dagger was a high-degree-of-difficulty bank shot by Havlicek with nine seconds left.
    — Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2021
  • An acrobatic bank shot by Shaw gave the Braves a 32-28 halftime advantage.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The first one was a bank shot from a tight angle; the second was a beauty slam dunk off a couple nifty plays by Curl-Salemme and Grace Zumwinkle.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Davis made a bank shot with 10 seconds left in the first meeting to break a 79-79 tie in what became an 83-79 victory.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But the Roadrunners scored the final four points of the half on a follow by Knox Hellums and a bank shot underneath by Bior off an inbounds pass.
    — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Last spring, the Final Four classic between the Bruins and Bulldogs was decided on a 40-foot bank shot.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The Golden Eagles took a 47-45 lead at the end of the third quarter when Jordan King dropped in a nifty bank shot in the waning seconds.
    — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Sophie Hart, who added 10 points, gave the Gophers their first lead since early in the third quarter with a determined drop-step to the basket for a short bank shot with 18 seconds left.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

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