How to Use layup in a Sentence

layup

noun

• The Celtics had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but Jayson Tatum missed a layup.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023
• That should have been a layup into the Elite Eight for Painter.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
• The Cougars shot 57% in the first half and led by 12 when Shead hit a driving layup in the final minute of the half.
  — Brett Martel, Chron, 17 Jan. 2023
• Then, two more UA turnovers led to a layup from Bona, and the Bruins had cut it to four.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
• Braun passed to Jamal Murray, who pushed the ball up the court and went for a layup.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
• Her banked layup gave Minnesota State a lead -- and the win.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
• Then Max Strus missed a three, and Caleb Martin missed a layup.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
• Even broke a freeze-and-go drive past Gordon for layup.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
• The next, Lamont Butler sliced through the lane for a blur of a layup.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
• His first basket arrived with 5:22 left in the half on a layup.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
• Butler closed the gap to 25-20 at the end of the first half before Kolek dropped in a floating layup.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
• Then, Wheeler put in a layup to give the Fever the lead for the first time in the fourth with just over two minutes left.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2023
• Jon Rahm hit his layup shot in the far front of the green and three-putted for a bogey to drop him to 10 under.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
• Mika Adams-Woods gave UC the lead on a breakaway layup with 14:35.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• Meyers scored 10 points during the spurt on a pair of 3-pointers and a layup.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2023
• Clark was the primary look but there was an option to get a quick layup at the rim.
  — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
• Just trying to create turnovers to get layups for easy shots.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• It was ruled a flagrant foul, thus Lipsey hit 1 of 2 technical foul shots and 1 of 2 more on the foul on the layup.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
• Rêvée d’Hubert is that cool kid from summer camp—the one who somehow shot the winning layup and starred in the play.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
• Warrick scored a layup, and NKU trailed by one with 11 seconds left.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2023
• Bruce Brown had a steal and a layup that brought the Nuggets to within four and forced Erik Spoelstra to call a timeout.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• Nelson then made a pair for UAM with 12 seconds to go and Hughes scored on a layup at the buzzer.
  — The Pine Bluff Commercial, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2023
• Amari Bailey finished through him for an and-one layup.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
• Coby White finally snapped the streak, landing a layup with 3:12 left in the first.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• Edwards and Lopez Sénéchal both split their trips to the line after that, followed by a layup from Juhász.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2023
• Brogdon put the Blazers up 80-63 with a layup midway through the third quarter.
  — Anne M. Peterson, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
• And Pal flew in from behind and swatted Anderson’s layup off the backboard to save the game.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• Johnson's layup to open the scoring in the second half tied it at 27 and then Georgia scored four.
  — Georgia News, ajc, 4 Mar. 2023
• McDonalds’ usual play is more that of the McRib style layup than the Grimace shake one-off.
  — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
• Indeed, writers walk on and off these pages like players in a layup line.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024