free throw

noun

: an unhindered shot in basketball made from behind a set line and awarded because of a foul by an opponent

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Hidalgo shot 6-for-11 from 3-point range and was perfect at the free throw line on seven attempts. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024 Marist eventually tightened things up, but McAuley had a 66-63 lead in the fourth with 1:37 left when Cooper hit two free throws to give the Mighty Macs some breathing room. —

Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024 James Harden was scoreless in the first half until making two free throws with seven-tenths of a second left. —

Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024 High School Sports Chatsworth’s Alijah Arenas decides to reclassify and become member of 2025 class Dec. 3, 2024 Brentwood got the ball back with 8.8 seconds left after Ariza missed two free throws but could not pull out the victory. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free throw