How to Use outlet pass in a Sentence
outlet pass
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Smart made a layup, chased down a long outlet pass and fed Brown for a dunk, and then hit a floater to help stretch the lead back to 92-86.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
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Trent got the rebound and made an outlet pass to Lillard.
—oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2021
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The scrimmage was full of long outlet passes and fast-break dunks.
—Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2017
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Radulov’s goal came on the rush after a long outlet pass from Bishop to Tyler Seguin at the blue line.
—Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2020
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Green was 0-for-9 in the half, until Kessler pulled down a rebound with 10 seconds left and dished the outlet pass to him.
—Bennett Durando, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2022
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The Pistons got their first field goal when Diallo dunked an outlet pass from Hayes with 6:51 left in the first.
—Matt Schoch, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
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At one point, Drummond snapped a lengthy outlet pass to a streaking Love for a bucket.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020
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Allen's outlet pass off the boards created a 2-on-1 with Schwartz and Sammy Blais.
—USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017
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Then Keoni Texeira with the outlet pass down the middle to spring Brad Ginnell for a breakaway.
—Dylan Bumbarger, OregonLive.com, 11 Oct. 2017
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Brayton steals the outlet pass and throws another no-look pass, this one to Tony Perkins, who scores.
—Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
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Scouting report: Smart, strong skater who can carry the puck and make a good outlet pass.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2019
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Johnson's steal off Seth Curry and outlet pass to Lee to extend their lead to 18.
—Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
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Nine seconds were left when Mensah threw the outlet pass to Butler in the backcourt.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
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Langford snagged his 16th rebound with a minute to play with MSU up 12 and sent an outlet pass to Watts, who was fouled and made both free throws.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2021
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But in the second, Kalynuk led him with an outlet pass from the defensive zone.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
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Plum received an outlet pass and raced inside the arc, but her 20-footer wouldn’t fall.
—Ian Quillen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
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That board work by their point guard allows the Spurs to cut out the middle man and begin fast breaks without the need for an outlet pass.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 4 Nov. 2019
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To start a transition play, Aguilar sent an outlet pass to Sullivan down the right side.
—Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2018
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White bent over to look for an outlet pass just as Smart tried to pass him and rammed into his upper torso.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
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But Bertans then threw an outlet pass to Mills, who responded with a layup of his own with 0.2 seconds left in the quarter.
—Josh Dubow, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2019
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During the stretch, Colon also grabbed a defensive rebound and fired an outlet pass to Blair for an ahead-of-the-field layup.
—Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2020
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On the game’s opening possession, Aguek Arop grabbed a rebound and … had his outlet pass stolen in the backcourt.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2020
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Jake Gardiner started the play with a long outlet pass and picked up the other assist to extend his point streak to six games.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018
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Logan Palmer grabbed the loose ball and fired an outlet pass to junior Whitney Lind for an open layup, and Cooper led 46-33.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2022
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Midway through the fourth, Pickett pulled down a rebound and hit Little with an outlet pass.
—Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
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An outlet pass sent out to no man’s land by Clifton led to a 2-on-1 chance for Florida in the first period, leading to Tkachuk’s first goal of the evening.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
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Before the Terrapins had even made it all the way back down the floor, Josh Primo sprinted to the right wing, took an outlet pass and answered.
—Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021
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Once the keeper made an outlet pass, Brown sprung into action, jumping the route to intercept the ball and score.
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022
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The senior point guard then got a steal from Berry on the ensuing possession and tried to flick a quick outlet pass to Akins that got taken right back by the Wildcats.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
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Such as when a defensive back anticipated an outlet pass and cracked Olave in the ribs the moment the ball arrived.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
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