How to Use jump shooter in a Sentence

jump shooter

noun
  • The next step for Flagg is to become a more consistent jump shooter.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Pacquiao had become the boxing equivalent of a jump shooter who couldn’t get to his spot.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Brown needs to become a much better jump shooter to maximize his talent.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 10 June 2018
  • But LeBron worked hard and taught himself to become a better jump shooter.
    — Ed Rendell, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
  • The Bears used drop coverage against the pick-and-roll to discourage drives and make Miles a jump shooter.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2026
  • His strength, smarts and scoring touch are all real positives, but Williams is going to have to make big strides as a jump shooter to stick around.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 5 June 2019
  • DeRozan is gone now, as is fellow volume jump shooter LaMarcus Aldridge.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The 6-foot-5 guard has a playground grit about his game that is good for a team that can fall into the trap of being a finesse team of long-range jump shooters.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Part of the price here is about identity, not just the fact that Thompson is one of the most prolific jump shooters ever to touch a basketball.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 30 June 2019
  • While Harrison was creating plays inside the arc, Shaw was dealing damage as a jump shooter.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There’s only so much that can be done when a player of Paul’s vision is also one of the NBA’s best pull-up jump shooters.
    — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Raw, but has shown some offensive ability with a solid free-throw shooting percentage and showing potential as a jump shooter.
    — Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2018
  • O’Bryant is different offensively from Howard; fewer post-ups and a better jump shooter.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
  • McDonald’s All-American is a capable jump shooter and has improved as a shooter from long-range.
    — Emily Caron, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The Georgian international has also demonstrated some ability as a jump shooter.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Allen and the other coaches have worked with him on getting in and out of his screens efficiently, freeing him up to strike more quickly, either as a passer, a finisher or, maybe eventually, a jump shooter.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2019
  • There are reasons to be optimistic that Durant will recover, not the least of which is that as a 7-foot jump shooter his game isn’t anchored to his ability to beat players off the dribble or up and down the floor.
    — Chris Mannix, SI.com, 30 June 2019
  • Sexton is a willing pull-up jump shooter who manufactures space with an advanced array of dribbling moves capable of fazing the limited set of defenders not susceptible to his blow-bys.
    — The Crossover Staff, SI.com, 19 June 2018
  • Three days of preparation for Purdue will allow Holtmann and his staff to figure out some better ways for Ohio State's offense to function without its best jump shooter.
    — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Singles hitters have almost become baseball’s version of the mid-range jump shooter in the NBA, statistically marginalized.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
  • The Raptors’ defense reduced Antetokounmpo to an erratic jump shooter.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • He's never been a particularly good or engaged jump shooter, and his free-throw shooting cratered in the 2021 playoffs, reaching its nadir of 40 percent in 2023-24.
    — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

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