How to Use shot clock in a Sentence
shot clock
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The snap of the ball was like two seconds off the shot clock.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2022
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Late in the shot clock, someone who was 2 for 12 on the year.
—Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2022
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Yep, that’s 118 points without the 3-point line or shot clock.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
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Schools also have to train and pay people to run the shot clocks.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
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The shot clock will be shortened from 24 to 20 seconds.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2023
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When the whistle got blown, and my first instinct was to look up at the shot clock.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
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Provo • Gideon George drove the lane with the shot clock winding down.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
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Davis scored the game's final points with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
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Edwards had dribbled out the shot clock, and had no where to go with the ball.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2024
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The pressure is coming with 20 on the shot clock, from three feet beyond the arc.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 15 June 2022
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With the shot clock winding down, Momcilovic had a mismatch and called for the ball.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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Time running down on the shot clock, Jalen Hood-Schifino turned around a ball screen at the top of the key.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2023
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The ball was still in Huntsberry’s hands when the shot clock ended.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
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The fewest total points in an NCAA tournament game in the shot clock era is 75.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2022
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Quick shots early in the shot clock crippled their half.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
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Briefly: There was a delay with 18:25 left in the second half when the ball got stuck between the top of the backboard and the shot clock.
—Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
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The change makes Utah the 10th state that uses a shot clock in high school basketball.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022
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Biyombo guarded Luka Doncic on a switch in the first half and forced a miss at the end of the shot clock.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2022
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With the shot clock winding down, Oshae Brissett tossed the ball to Bitadze on the perimeter.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2022
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The shot clock that had been a friend for months fast forwarded to zero.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
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There are video scoreboards and a shot clock above each basket.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
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Too many times, Smith was given the ball late in the shot clock with Tigers guards looking for the big man to bail them out.
—Matt Young, Chron, 23 June 2022
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Akanno banked in a three-pointer at the shot clock buzzer to get things started.
—oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
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The Flyers then got the ball in but Elvis did not get the corner jumper off before the shot clock expired.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
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That set the stage for Williams, whose deep three with just a few seconds left on the shot clock gave Oregon the lead for good.
—oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2022
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As the shot clock wound down, a desperation 3-pointer banked in off the glass.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022
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The Vikings took a late lead when Yahel Hill drained a 3-pointer with the shot clock running down.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
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Both came with the clock winding down — Williams’ with the shot clock dwindling amid a slow start for the Tigers, Flanigan’s to beat the game clock at the end of the half.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2023
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Right before leaving the game, Hepburn stayed in front of the shifty Hunter and forced a pass in the waning seconds of the shot clock.
—Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2022
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Windsor had the ball but lost it out of bounds with two seconds left on the shot clock, setting up Williams’ big shot.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2024
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