How to Use free throw in a Sentence

free throw

noun

• Thirteen of the 28 points scored in the quarter were free throws.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
• Parks soon had a personal 6-0 run with a free throw, 3-pointer and layup.
  — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2022
• Davis missed two free throws on his next trip to the charity stripe which opened the door for Orlando to either tie or take the lead.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
• Hurley’s technical, and the ensuing free throws, came less than two minutes later.
  — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• Johnson was perfect in the first period, making all seven of his shots, including two from deep, and his lone free throw.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2022
• Lakes then had a couple of opportunities to get over the top in the final seconds, but Gehrke’s free throw with 10 seconds left was the last point scored.
  — Darren Day, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2022
• After a free throw by DeLange, Woods Cross wouldn’t register another point until the last minute.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
• Kentucky Wildcats 68-66 after guard Ben Eblen snagged a loose ball and hit a free throw to help ice it and shock the college basketball world.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2022
• Pearl’s squad shot 9-14 from the free throw line in the game.
  — al, 7 Feb. 2023
• Hart’s free throw 5:04 into the game put the Terps on the board.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 6 Mar. 2022
• Smith hit the free throw to give her team an 88-87 lead.
  — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
• The teams combine to make just 7 of 20 shots — from the free throw line.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
• Kelsey Plum sank two free throws to put the U.S. up four points.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
• The free throw rate has saved Lillard’s start to the season.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Zach Edey has 6 points and is going to the free throw line for an and-1.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
• The sophomore drew a foul on the play and knocked down the free throw to give the Wildcats a 23-13 lead.
  — The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022
• The Sooners won on the afternoon at the free throw line.
  — Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
• Knox flubbed a pair of layups and went 0-for-4 at the free throw line overall.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
• Last year, the Aztecs had a free throw with 7 seconds left in a tie game.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• As a team, the Liberty went 21-25 from the free throw line.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
• Brown missed the first free throw before hitting the next two.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• The Warriors were trailing the Nets by 41 points when Poole went to the free throw line.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2022
• The good news for the Heat is Butler went back on the court to shoot the two free throws and remained in the game.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
• But Kentucky missed the technical free throw and the front end of the one-and-one.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
• Above the free throw line stands Anyia Gibson, arms stretched high and wide.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2023
• The only shots the team made in overtime were two free throws.
  — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
• Fouls of this kind will lead to one free throw and retention of the ball.
  — Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
• Over the next five minutes, the Aztecs missed 7 of 8 shots, had five turnovers and clanked the front end of a one-and-one free throw.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• But a pair of 3-point shots fell short and Buena made a free throw to put the game away.
  — John Maffei march 2, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• The duo got their work in at the free throw line, as Brown hit all 12 freebies and Kiser went 7-for-8 from the line.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024