How to Use courtside in a Sentence

courtside

noun
  • Brown was sitting courtside and took photos with fans at halftime.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Jan. 2022
  • During pregame and early in the game, a dinosaur mascot was courtside.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
  • During the first quarter, Westbrook grabbed a mop and helped clean up a wet spot on the courtside floor .
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Jan. 2022
  • While that took place, other workers began cleaning up courtside.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The two have been spending time together as of late, hanging out courtside at the basketball games during the Olympics in the City of Light.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
  • As far as her courtside apparel is concerned, Djokovic finds ways to match classic silhouettes with dashes of modernity and contemporary style.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 9 July 2024
  • Clarkson had been having a back-and-forth with a couple of courtside fans throughout the game — one pretty light-hearted, the other increasingly antagonistic.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021
  • And for fans sitting courtside who had to crane their necks to see the old board?
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • David Bakhtiari is courtside, next to tight end Robert Tonyan.
    Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
  • Andrew Johnson, then 16, got his hair cut courtside and went on to win the match.
    Farnoush Amiri, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • While sitting courtside, the couple shared a kiss for the cameras.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The team’s record since the Oscar winner’s return to courtside: 2-0.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • The increase occurred for courtside seats and others closer to the court.
    Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and members of his staff sat courtside across from the Heat bench.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022
  • Ware emerged courtside at Illinois in street clothes but no boot.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Navratilova, watching on TV in the player lounge, stood up and dashed out to courtside.
    Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • Joel Embiid fell into the first row of courtside seats and grabbed his back.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022
  • In the first photo, Kardashian smiled at the camera while North posed next to her courtside.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
  • Only fans with courtside seats are allowed to use this book.
    Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The Grammy winner sat courtside next to her dad, wearing all black with him.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 15 June 2022
  • James sat courtside when the Davidson sophomore led his team past Wisconsin to get to the Elite Eight.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Russell then sat courtside as Boston coughed up a big lead and lost its home opener against the Bucks.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
  • Wallace was trying to track down a loose ball and fell into fans courtside.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The two were photographed sitting next to each other courtside.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • For the event, the actress was joined courtside by husband Bader Shammas.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Around the time the game was tied at 10, a sizable group of supporters, familiar faces, filed in to take seats near courtside.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Sitting next to his wife, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck slumped back in his courtside seat with a pained look on his face.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Murray collided with one of the players’ seats at courtside in the first point of the decider and called for treatment on his left leg and hip.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
  • The all-time leading scorer for the Hawkeyes men's program, Luka Garza, even showed up in a courtside seat on Sunday.
    Dave Campbell, ajc, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The all-time leading scorer for the Hawkeyes men’s program, Luka Garza, even showed up in a courtside seat Sunday.
    Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023

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