How to Use dunker in a Sentence

dunker

noun
  • There's no better in-game dunker in the NBA right now, at least among stars.
    Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
  • That hasn’t been the case with Miles Bridges, who had a solid rookie year and joined the elite-dunkers crowd. ...
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • He’s established himself as a lob threat, and might be the best dunker on the team.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Gordon stands alone as the league's best dunker without a crown.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Durant was straight and to-the-point about the NBA’s best dunker during game action, though.
    Daniel Mano, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2017
  • The four dunkers will compete in the two-round contest, with five judges scoring each dunk from 40 to 50.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Ball has found a connection with Bridges, who might be the best in-game dunker in the league, an alley-oops.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The two dunkers with the highest composite score from the first round will advance to the final round.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Each dunker has 90 seconds to try a dunk, with a limit of three dunk attempts.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • On offense, the Cavs can use him as an hub -- perimeter, mid post, high post, short roll, dunker spot.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
  • Notice how Jackson steps up to cut off the rim, while Leonard switches to Favors in the dunker spot.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Figure out how to play out of the dunker spot, continue to rotate.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Year after year, the best spot for shoreline bait dunkers is often the first dock out of the marina.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Thus far, Thompson has made an impact cutting off the ball, crashing the boards, and waiting in the dunker spot.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The dip is a good source of fiber on its own, but adding dunkers like apple slices and strawberries takes this treat to the next level.
    Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The Milwaukee Bucks' small forward wasn't built to be a contest dunker.
    Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
  • Top dunkers have evolved from lumbering behemoths to athletes who can sprint the length of the floor in a few strides.
    Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Dominique was more of a just power dunker, small forward.
    Matt Zenitz, AL.com, 1 June 2017
  • Gordon often plays offense in that dunker spot along the baseline near the backboard.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
  • Blake long ago shook off the label as someone who was just a flashy dunker, but his game has improved leaps and bounds over the last few seasons.
    Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The irony is not lost on the man who was once heavily criticized as being only a dunker.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The coaches seemed to be sitting on Justin Herbert, turning him into a coffee dunker, when the long throw is his thing.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Rob’s ability to play in the dunker and hitting Al in the seams and playing with the lob game gives you flexibility.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
  • From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot — the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Garland took the handoff from Mobley and went around Jarrett Allen’s left-elbow screen while Mobley snuck to the dunker spot.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Rob’s ability to play as a dunker and getting Al in the seams and playing with the lob game, gives you a lot of flexibility.
    Sean Deveney, Forbes, 26 June 2021
  • Fran Belibi is the Bay Area’s first female college dunker.
    Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Never mind that Toscano-Anderson, 28, isn’t even the most accomplished dunker on his team.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Perhaps the most potent moment came when one of the league’s premier dunkers, Aaron Gordon, emerged in the company of a drone built by Intel.
    Thomas Beller, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Williamson is a legendary dunker whose jams offer a mesmerizing blend of power and grace.
    Chris Johnson, SI.com, 20 Jan. 2018

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