How to Use double-team in a Sentence

double-team

verb

• Still draws double-teams that lead to open shots for others.
  — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
• People will pick you up full court, double-team you, full-court zone to man-to-man to the last five seconds.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
• The increase in double-teams that Adebayo is getting near the paint didn’t lead to more three-point shots?
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
• The solution might be to double-team the post from the wing, leaving shooters and daring the Aztecs to fire away.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• With so much spacing cleared out on one side of the court, the Magic couldn’t double-team Curry.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
• The risk in the double-team is that the Gaels rotate the ball to the open shooter as well as anyone in the country, and that means taking away 2s for 3s.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
• He's been a beast on the football field, despite getting double-teamed in a three-man front.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
• Smith plays tall and lacks the anchor and hand usage to keep from being mashed out of gaps by double-teams.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
• The threat of Champagnie’s help and the double-team from Keldon Johnson were a hindrance.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
• Griner carried a heavy load in the game and without Taurasi or Cunningham on the floor, she was double-teamed more than usual.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
• The Celtics trust Horford to handle some of the league’s most difficult matchups without double-teams.
  — Jay King, The Athletic, 3 Mar. 2025
• When the Blazers tried to double, Embiid didn’t accept the fact that he was double-teamed.
  — Tony Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
• Watson looked fine last week against the Houston Texans but was mainly used as part of double-teams on Nico Collins.
  — Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
• Derrick White drilled six 3-pointers and set the pace with 24 points, punishing the Heat time and again for leaving him open to send double-teams at Tatum.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
• Down one with 12 seconds to play, Towns attacked another double-team, only to be stuffed at the rim.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
• In the half court, Holy Cross often double-teamed the Lady Jackets and deflected passes that led to turnovers.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
• The Lakers used Patrick Beverley on Doncic in the past (and sent double-team after double-team at him). 14.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
• Murphy is powerful and well-schooled at taking on double-teams but lacks ideal mass and length for that role long-term....
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
• His coverage abilities were met by double-teams and triple-teams over that span.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• Their zone slowed the Lakers in the second, and their double-teams limited Davis to just three shot attempts total in the second and third quarters.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• As Deuce McBride sprinted across the court for a double-team — but not fast enough — Wemby turned the other way to drain a turnaround jumper like no defender was in front of him.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
• Role players started punishing the Nuggets’ double-teams at the other end.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
• The UConn big man picked apart Gonzaga’s double-teams for five first-half assists, including two for layups.
  — John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• The Huskies shot lights out in the tournament’s first two games when the rest of the field struggled, so the double-team proposition is troublesome for Arkansas.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• Hamilton ate up a double-team, and Hancock took the eye of the guard, which allowed Simon another clean shot at the quarterback.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• If facing a double-team situation, Kirby will kick the ball out to a shooter for a 3-pointer.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
• Mackenzie Holmes, facing double-teams on every touch, has 6 points and 2 rebounds.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2024
• Just stupid not double-teaming Davante Adams, LV’s greatest threat.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• Jones and Thomas quickly put the rookie through the wringer, snagging offensive rebounds out of her hands and springing brutal double-team traps to force turnovers.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2024
• Worst of all, the Patriots didn’t double-team either receiver all game.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Nov. 2024