How to Use fadeaway in a Sentence

fadeaway

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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.
    — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 12 Jan. 2021
  • James broke the record with a fadeaway with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Jerome Hunter hit a mid-range fadeaway and Adam Kunkel got downhill on a drive for a lay-in.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Loyd answered with a layup then Taurasi hit a fadeaway at 2:14.
    — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2021
  • There were a ton of 18-foot fadeaway shots, with somebody (else) wide open.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Miller, a 6-foot-3 guard, scored her 31st point on a game-winning, one-legged fadeaway jumper.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Each year a few new colorways hit the market and get snatched up faster than a fadeaway.
    — Christopher Friedmann, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • 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.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The rebound ricocheted to J.R. Smith, who drained a spinning, fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to give Cleveland the record.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
  • His fadeaway out of the paint is almost automatic and a shot that is rare for point guards.
    — Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Irving’s first field goal was a smooth, mid-range fadeaway over Garland.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2022
  • McLain fielded a sharp ground ball behind the second base bag, raced to tag the base and made a fadeaway throw to first off of one leg for the 6-3 double play.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • Bryant got the last laugh, nailing a game-winning fadeaway over Harden to end the game, sending the Drew League crowd to rush the court and wrap their arms around the 6-foot-6 guards waist.
    — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Porter threw up a fadeaway shot that missed, and his momentum carried him backward, over a chair that fell to the ground with him.
    — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Back in to start the fourth, Theresa posted up her defender, called for the ball, took two dribbles into the paint and sank a fadeaway, her first shot of the game.
    — Alexa Philippou, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • DeRozan took the final shot, a 15-foot, one-legged fadeaway defended by Caris LeVert that rimmed out.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Hit a tough fadeaway, one-footer and pick-and-roll situations a lot.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 20 May 2017
  • And Bradley, charged with slowing Anthony Edwards, scored 14 including a fadeaway to beat the shot clock deep in the fourth.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2022
  • When Perrantes heaved a fadeaway jumper in the lane, Isaac also elevated and swatted the ball with his left hand.
    — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 July 2017
  • James broke a tie with less than one minute left by hitting a fadeaway, desperation three from 34 feet with a swollen eye and Curry’s hand in his face.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 20 May 2021
  • Andrew Funk caught fire late in the first half, hitting a contested 3-pointer, then a deep fadeaway with a hand in his face on the next possession.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
  • 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.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022
  • But for many, many years, Dirk has found a way to launch one-footed fadeaways against determined defenders.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Early in the quarter, Foster helped the Red Storm keep pace with a tough fadeaway jumper followed by a thundering dunk off a pass from Dantzler.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
  • At the other end, Tatum hit a tough baseline fadeaway with 16.6 seconds left, and James’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer was not close.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In Game 2, Preston received a pass on the baseline before shooting a stepback fadeaway.
    — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Jalen Brunson tossed in a tough fadeaway while being guarded by Smart in the paint, but was initially called for an offensive foul.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Paul moved the 7-footer all around the floor then put up a little fadeaway that Antetokounmpo couldn’t touch.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
  • And then Clarkson completes the anti-swindle by taking a tough fadeaway floater from the baseline, a very difficult shot.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The latter's deep fadeaway 3 as the shot-clock expired gave Kansas some breathing room again, and the Big 12 champs coasted from there into Monday night's title game.
    — Dave Skretta, ajc, 3 Apr. 2022

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