How to Use outlet pass in a Sentence

outlet pass

noun
  • The scrimmage was full of long outlet passes and fast-break dunks.
    — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The Grizzlies center then picked up the ball and tossed an outlet pass to start a fast break.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • An outlet pass found a wide-open Umeh, who laid it in for a 54-50 lead.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
  • White bent over to look for an outlet pass just as Smart tried to pass him and rammed into his upper torso.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Plum received an outlet pass and raced inside the arc, but her 20-footer wouldn’t fall.
    — Ian Quillen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • But in the second, Kalynuk led him with an outlet pass from the defensive zone.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Dane Farrar got a rebound and threw a long outlet pass to Blankenship.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Gobert rebounded the miss and fired an outlet pass to Conley, who had a clean look at the buzzer.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
  • At one point, Drummond snapped a lengthy outlet pass to a streaking Love for a bucket.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020
  • McAvoy’s poor outlet pass to Jonathan Aspirot set up the Sabres’ first goal.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Brayton steals the outlet pass and throws another no-look pass, this one to Tony Perkins, who scores.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
  • Radulov’s goal came on the rush after a long outlet pass from Bishop to Tyler Seguin at the blue line.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Nine seconds were left when Mensah threw the outlet pass to Butler in the backcourt.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • To start a transition play, Aguilar sent an outlet pass to Sullivan down the right side.
    — Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Midway through the fourth, Pickett pulled down a rebound and hit Little with an outlet pass.
    — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
  • That board work by their point guard allows the Spurs to cut out the middle man and begin fast breaks without the need for an outlet pass.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Jake Gardiner started the play with a long outlet pass and picked up the other assist to extend his point streak to six games.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Sumner got to it first, and Mitchell leapt in an attempt to deflect the ensuing outlet pass.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • On game night, Lavrenov was the one who threw elbows, threw down dunks and yanked down rebounds and threw outlet passes to start the fast break.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • McAvoy, from behind his net, bombed an outlet pass that Jonathan Aspirot couldn’t handle.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Once the keeper made an outlet pass, Brown sprung into action, jumping the route to intercept the ball and score.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Smart made a layup, chased down a long outlet pass and fed Brown for a dunk, and then hit a floater to help stretch the lead back to 92-86.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The teenager pressed the ball to his chin, ripped his elbows back and forth, kicked an outlet pass up the floor and hockey-assisted a 3-pointer.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Johnson's steal off Seth Curry and outlet pass to Lee to extend their lead to 18.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
  • On the game’s opening possession, Aguek Arop grabbed a rebound and … had his outlet pass stolen in the backcourt.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Wembanyama, seeking an outlet pass, threw the ball to Stephon Castle, who wasn’t looking.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • During the stretch, Colon also grabbed a defensive rebound and fired an outlet pass to Blair for an ahead-of-the-field layup.
    — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Green was 0-for-9 in the half, until Kessler pulled down a rebound with 10 seconds left and dished the outlet pass to him.
    — Bennett Durando, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Late in the second period, Allen sent an outlet pass up to Jesper Bratt in the neutral zone.
    — CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Allen's outlet pass off the boards created a 2-on-1 with Schwartz and Sammy Blais.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017

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