How to Use dunk on in a Sentence

dunk on

verb
  • All of them were dunked on with the quickness.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And then Wemby dunked on their beans.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Karp took a moment to dunk on his critics this week.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Braun in one sequence blocked a shot on one end and dunked on the other.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Ivišić had a two-handed dunk on a feed from Stojaković late.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The Wolves went to a full-court press which led to steals and dunks on the other end.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Larry stood under the goal and jumped up and dunked on two feet and the whole goal fell on him.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
  • No one is more eager to dunk on an opponent than Buzelis.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • White added a rare dunk on the next Boston possession.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
  • And then out of nowhere, Amen Thompson skied in from the weak side for a tip dunk on the air ball.
    — Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And now Notre Dame officially has dunked on the very thought.
    — Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And a flying one-handed dunk on the break on a lob from Miles Byrd, his roommate.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Later in that game, the eighth-grade Stokes dunked on an opponent and people rushed the court.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
  • Stack and Sheed dunking on everyone.
    — The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Denver deserved to get dunked on by Minnesota.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • The first time Miles ever dunked on anyone was while driving to the basket during one of those games.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • How much of this is just the chorus of haters who have been waiting for years to dunk on him, and how much is legitimate concern?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Those attempting to dunk on Chalamet keep proving his point.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
  • On the other hand, Gordon is dunking on Lyles without any worries.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • A lot of my secular and progressive friends love to dunk on religion, and sometimes for good reasons.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
  • Brown had started with a 3-pointer on the first possession, and followed it up with a thunderous dunk on the next.
    — Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Two men, battling for scoops, with the Twitter universe rooting them on or dunking on the reporter that failed to be first.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Queta later returned and threw down alley-oop dunks on back-to-back possessions early in the fourth quarter.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In the most recent episode, Sheridan goes three for three in dunking on John, and in turn, Costner.
    — William Earl, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In those minutes, Moody looked spry, even attempting a dunk on the 7-2 Clingan.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Google has found a fun new way to dunk on Apple with an ad campaign for Pixel phones that straddles the line between cute and cringe.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 22 June 2023
  • People used to use dunking – or the lack thereof – to dunk on the WNBA.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
  • Though the debate consists of mostly men sharing their thoughts, some women have used the opportunity to dunk on men.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Celtics center Neemias Queta slammed home a driving one-handed dunk on the next possession.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • For head coach Aaron Fearne and Milicic, the thought of getting dunked on is irrelevant.
    — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2024

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