How to Use half-court in a Sentence

half-court

noun
  • There [aren’t] many half-court buzzer-beaters to lose a game.
    — Khobi Price, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Walker Park has one full-sized court with two goals and two half-courts with a goal each.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2023
  • Citron swished a shot from half-court but didn't release the ball before the buzzer.
    — ABC News, 15 May 2026
  • The top two teams after those events will then shoot half-court shots to decide a winner.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Despite a stingy half-court defense, Steele did enough to close out the win.
    — Eric Moreno, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Outdoors is a pool, half-court basketball court, pool house and three-car garage.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2024
  • But the next great clip might not come from a bracket-busting upset or a half-court heave.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Zubac’s lone 3 was also a novelty shot, but not a half-court heave.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Nail a half-court shot on the elementary school court and get a cheer from the other kids.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Miles talked about sharing that moment with Bigby at half-court.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Kennedy’s Alyssa Lacorte sank a half-court shot at the final buzzer.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Even Payton Pritchard rained down a half-court buzzer-beater again, as if that was his job.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
  • Houston’s last chance, fittingly, was a half-court heave from Brooks that would’ve stolen the game.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This isn’t an exhibition where players may chuck up a half-court shot or jog through their motions.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
  • In the tighter quarters of half-court possessions, his lack of rhythm was more apparent.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The biggest worry Kansas will have is its half-court offense.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
  • But the Magic still need more shooting for the playoffs, when the pace will slow down to more of a half-court game.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • New York prefers a deliberate half-court game, ranked 26th in pace.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The 1-on-1 half-court games were mostly straightforward.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • But his skill level was a bit hit or miss at times, from a shaky jumper to his ability to create in half-court settings.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Once the Sky get into their half-court offense, the 3-point arc will remain a focus.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Games are played in a half-court setting and have unique rules, such as a four-point shot and the winner being the first to 50 points.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
  • Working them in transition instead of coming down and trying to play half-court offense all the time.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • The elder Bush had a concrete half-court installed in 1991.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • The key for the Terrapins is to slow the game down so both attacks have to operate in a half-court setting.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Baylor had switched to a half-court trap style of defense that sped up the Horned Frogs and forced multiple turnovers.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The Hokies appeared to have the win in hand in the final seconds, but Miller’s half-court jumper flipped the script.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Sandler and Chalamet challenged two very determined young men to a half-court, two-on-two game.
    — Mary Pelloni, IndieWire, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Gonzalez, whose defense helped turn around the first half, was the first to meet Walsh at half-court to enjoy the moment with him.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Doncic flipped a half-court alley-oop to Jaxson Hayes, who finished it with a reverse dunk.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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