How to Use backboard in a Sentence

backboard

noun

• The ball had been batted out of bounds and over the top of the backboard.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2022
• The Wolverines' full-court heave at the buzzer went over the backboard.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
• Clouden followed with a floater off the backboard to push the lead to nine.
  — Eli McKown, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2022
• The red light lit the backboard’s perimeter while the ball was still in Smart’s hand.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
• The lights on the backboard turned red as the buzzer sounded, then his shot fell.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2023
• As Adam points out, the shot clocks above the backboard are back for the second half.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
• King was charged with a turnover on a ball that hit the rim and bounced over the top of the backboard and got stuck there.
  — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
• The Bucks’ bench jumped to their feet and Nwora slapped the backboard on his way down.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
• The ball hit the front rim, bounced off the backboard, and hit a side rim before dropping in.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
• With four Nets in the paint, Williams lurked and used his wingspan to tap the ball to himself off the backboard.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
• The ball caromed off the backboard and toward Melton, who gave it a light kick with the side of his foot.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• The ball hit the front of the rim and then the backboard before going through the net as the final horn sounded.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2021
• Boum's shot hit off the side of the backboard and Villanova pounced on the rebound.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
• The ball took a soft bounce off the rim and then got stuck between the rim and backboard, forcing a jump-ball.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2022
• The backboard lob from Cameron Valentine last year in the playoffs for sure.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
• Bojan Bogdanovic has the fast break layup, but lobs it to Mitchell off the backboard.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2021
• Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and backboard before going in.
  — Mark Didtler, ajc, 26 Nov. 2021
• Duarte tossed a one-handed pass off the backboard to Mathurin and the No. 6 pick handled the rest.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2022
• It got stuck behind the backboard and he was summoned to help as one of the taller players on the floor.
  — Beth Harris, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
• The Irish came up with a defensive stop when a Northwest shot hit the right side of the backboard.
  — Joe Magill, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
• Stair chairs and backboards were used to move patients.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• Drill through the top of the board into the sides of the cubby dividers and backboard to attach with 1-1/4-inch screws.
  — Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• The 48-inch bench has armrests and a slatted backboard.
  — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
• Cloonan drove the lane again on the winning sequence, but his shot hit the backboard.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
• In the second round, Toppin went off the backboard and between his legs.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• The ball banked high off the backboard, caressing the front of the rim before falling through the net as the buzzer sounded.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• The ball went off the backboard and through the net, sending him running backward toward the Hoosiers bench.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 12 Mar. 2022
• The Huskies need to play with aggressiveness on the backboard.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2022
• The base features people holding strings of the floats with a city backdrop on the backboard.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
• The ball was stuck on top of the backboard for a while, then was retrieved by an LSU cheerleader.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024