How to Use tip-in in a Sentence

tip-in

noun

• Then, Bruce Brown got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give the Nuggets the lead for good.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• Ryan Donato then put the Blackhawks ahead on a tip-in goal with 13:32 to play.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Scott’s heave was off the mark and a tip-in attempt missed before the final buzzer sounded.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
• Two of Pavelski’s goals in Game 1 of the Seattle series came on tip-ins.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2023
• The Rams went ahead 49-42 on a tip-in by Toibu Lawal with six minutes left, but attempted just four shots from the field the rest of the way.
  — Hank Kurz Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• One tip-in attempt was off the mark, then two more bounced out before one of his Gaels finally swatted the ball from danger.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
• His tip-in iced the game in the final seconds, finishing off a 30-point, 22-rebound performance.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• First on a first period tip-in from Glendening to tie the game after Ivan Barbashev opened the scoring for Vegas.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
• Eleazar Williams’ tip-in gave Oakwood a 38-31 advantage heading into the final quarter.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 27 Feb. 2023
• Throttle tip-in is excellent, and on mountain roads in Arizona, the four-speed automatic transmission shifted up and down at all the right times.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
• Illinois scored the next seven points, but Hall’s scrappy putback with just over 3 minutes left sparked an eight-point Spartan spurt that also included an Akins tip-in.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024