How to Use basket in a Sentence

basket

noun
  • They brought their lunch in a picnic basket.
  • His shot missed the basket completely.
  • And with a gift basket to boot.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • All your dang eggs in one basket.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • That must have been some basket.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Slide the board out and bind the baskets with wire.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • At some point, the ball has to go in the basket.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Keep it in your pantry or in a basket on your counter out of the sun.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 3 June 2022
  • This is an open grid to hold the food that folds shut to form a basket.
    — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Don't put your eggs in one basket, said Wilder.
    — Olivia Munson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The white men placed Bethea’s body in a reed basket.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But never put all your eggs in one basket.
    — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Children need to bring a basket for the hunt.
    — Holly Andres, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Use a wire basket to show off your fall bounty.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Fill in the gaps with textured baskets of mums.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The ball came downhill and went through us to the basket.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Their bigs stay closer to the basket now.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • We just got bullied to the basket.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Line that basket when cooking saucy wings and the like.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Baylor would score just one more basket the rest of the way.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The growth habit could be up a moss pole, or in a hanging basket.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Don’t be surprised if these go faster than a basket of fries.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Here, two experts weigh in on what can go in the waste basket.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Shrimp baskets are also a must-try.
    — Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a niche for a guy like that to have a bench role and come in and make baskets.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Children need to bring a basket.
    — Holly Andres, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • At last, choose the smallest cart, or for a short run, a basket.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His offense is around the basket.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Hold the board in place while flipping the basket to sit on top of its mate.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wing baskets are made-to-order, and there are a dozen sauces to choose from.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026

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