How to Use double-team in a Sentence
double-team
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Still draws double-teams that lead to open shots for others.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The threat of Champagnie’s help and the double-team from Keldon Johnson were a hindrance.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
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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
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When the Blazers tried to double, Embiid didn’t accept the fact that he was double-teamed.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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His coverage abilities were met by double-teams and triple-teams over that span.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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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
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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
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Role players started punishing the Nuggets’ double-teams at the other end.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Mackenzie Holmes, facing double-teams on every touch, has 6 points and 2 rebounds.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2024
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Just stupid not double-teaming Davante Adams, LV’s greatest threat.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
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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
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Worst of all, the Patriots didn’t double-team either receiver all game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Nov. 2024
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Playing Jackson-Davis with Green allows the latter to take more chances in double-teaming and rotating.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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To best corner the defendant, the plaintiffs’ lawyers were double-teaming him via dispatching not one but two licensed agents.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
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And although Cunningham was the focal point of the evening for the Pistons (31-26), Detroit players around him found ways to score when Cunningham was being double-teamed.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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