How to Use fadeaway in a Sentence
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There were a ton of 18-foot fadeaway shots, with somebody (else) wide open.
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Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2023
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Lopez had nine points in the first quarter on a series of floaters, fadeaways and step-back jumpers.
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CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Each year a few new colorways hit the market and get snatched up faster than a fadeaway.
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Christopher Friedmann,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2023
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Irving’s first field goal was a smooth, mid-range fadeaway over Garland.
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland,
19 Jan. 2022
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His fadeaway out of the paint is almost automatic and a shot that is rare for point guards.
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Dallas News,
5 Dec. 2022
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Cluff’s fadeaway jumper made the score 38-32 at halftime.
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Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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His first bucket was a fadeaway along the left sideline after a post move over his right shoulder.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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The big man even handled the rock with ease and went the length of the floor to hit a little fadeaway and extend the lead.
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Dan Gelston,
Star Tribune,
12 Jan. 2021
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Hit a tough fadeaway, one-footer and pick-and-roll situations a lot.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
The Mercury News,
20 May 2017
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Miller, a 6-foot-3 guard, scored her 31st point on a game-winning, one-legged fadeaway jumper.
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The New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2023
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Jerome Hunter hit a mid-range fadeaway and Adam Kunkel got downhill on a drive for a lay-in.
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Adam Baum,
The Enquirer,
11 Mar. 2023
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Porter threw up a fadeaway shot that missed, and his momentum carried him backward, over a chair that fell to the ground with him.
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Aaron Reiss,
kansascity,
4 Oct. 2017
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Acuff put on a show finding teammates with passes, dropping fadeaway jumpers and 3s or layups.
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ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Michael Jordan had his signature fadeaway jump shot.
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Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The spinning fadeaway over Gobert was a Dream special.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Reid's fadeaway jumper -- for a 22-18 lead -- marked one of the final baskets to a back-and-forth start.
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Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hernandez is a throwback player in many ways, relying on a mid-range game of pull-up jumpers and fadeaways.
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Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Henry came off the bench and hit his first shot of the game, a fadeaway jumper from the baseline, to extend the lead to 15-5.
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Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
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Sheppard grabbed three rebounds, hit another fadeaway and threw down a dunk to tie the score with 20 seconds left in the third.
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Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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James needed to make his fadeaway jump shot to win the game or Team Durant would’ve had a chance to win with a 3-pointer.
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Jeff Zillgitt,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2023
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But then Waiters dropped in a tough fadeaway jumper, despite some draping Warrior defense.
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Anthony Slater,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2017
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Her inside game is close to unstoppable, supplemented with a one-legged midrange fadeaway and an improved set shot beyond the arc.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His team needed one basket to win, and James spun back and shot a high-arcing fadeaway over a double team that arrived just a second late.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2022
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However, Butler’s fadeaway from the baseline went long and the Clippers held on.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Longhorns jolted out of the First Four with Tramon Mark’s walk-off fadeaway jumper.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Oklahoma forward Derrion Reid banked in a fadeaway jumper off the backboard.
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Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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When Perrantes heaved a fadeaway jumper in the lane, Isaac also elevated and swatted the ball with his left hand.
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Josh Robbins,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
2 July 2017
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When the Tigers pulled ahead 70-69 on a Mitchell fadeaway, anything looked possible.
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Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions.
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CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Paul moved the 7-footer all around the floor then put up a little fadeaway that Antetokounmpo couldn’t touch.
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Greg Moore,
The Arizona Republic,
17 July 2021
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James set the record with a fadeaway jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter.
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Camille C. Knox,
CBS News,
2023-02-11
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Huerter hit a fadeaway jumper as Atlanta cut the deficit to 82-75.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
2021-11-09
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Sharpe missed his first two shots — both threes — on Thursday and committed a turnover before sinking a fadeaway jumper from the right baseline.
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oregonlive,
2022-07-09
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James followed that with a step-back 3 and then drained a fadeaway turn-around jumper in the corner before shaking his head at Cleveland' bench.
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Tom Withers,
Star Tribune,
2021-01-25
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Edwards tied Game 5 with 3.7 seconds left on a fadeaway corner 3-pointer.
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Mark Heim | [email protected],
al,
2022-04-29
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Like Oral Roberts has a 7-foot-5 guy [Connor Vanover] who can shoot 3s and pass and hit fadeaway jumpers.
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Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
2023-03-15
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The crowd at the Little Tokyo gym roared as the basketball player, his team down a dozen points, dodged a defender, spun and hit a fadeaway shot.
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Chris Kuo,
Los Angeles Times,
2021-08-23
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Allocco cut off Kaluma’s path to the basket, stayed with him on a pivot and got a hand up as Kaluma lofted a fadeaway jumper that nestled through the net.
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The New York Times,
New York Times,
2023-03-24
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The first was a dribble handoff for Hailey Van Lith that ended in a fadeaway 15-foot jumper from the left baseline.
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Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Courier-Journal,
2022-01-04
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For the second straight night, Allen delivered, forcing OG Anunoby into a fadeaway six-footer that bounced off the rim.
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland,
2021-11-06
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Instead, Johnson turned his back to his Utah Jazz defender, wheeled around and rose for a fadeaway rainbow of an 18-footer that found nothing but net.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
2021-10-14
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By netting a fadeaway jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter, James broke the record, threw his arms up in the air and the arena erupted with a finals-like celebration.
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Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2023-02-08
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With a full second left in the first half, Langford took the ball out of bounds under his own basket, throwing a high pass to 7-footer Post, who made the catch and hit a fadeaway jumper near the left baseline.
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Ken Powtak,
BostonGlobe.com,
2023-01-07
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Martin was forced into taking tough fadeaway jumpers, Cole couldn’t get into a rhythm shooting-wise, and Sanogo had trouble dealing with Creighton’s tough, physical defense.
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Shreyas Laddha,
courant.com,
2022-02-02
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That set the stage for Arceneaux, who swished a fadeaway 3-pointer with two Kimball defenders in his face to send the game into overtime – the third-straight overtime game for Kimball.
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas News,
2021-03-12
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His teammates might as well have been standing in Fenway Park by the time Durant isolated his defender, plowed toward the basket, hit the brakes and fired a fadeaway jumper from high over his head.
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Ben Cohen,
WSJ,
2022-04-22
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The junior forward took a few dribbles with her left hand, put a filthy pivot spin move on Iowa’s Monika Czinano and knocked down a fadeaway jumper with a little over three minutes left in the first quarter.
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Lila Bromberg,
Hartford Courant,
2022-11-28
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His ease Friday beating defenders off the dribble, draining fadeaway jumpers and driving through the key for dunks was an encouraging sight for a Golden State team that has struggled at times to get Curry enough support.
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Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2021-03-19
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