inbounds
Americanadjective
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Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
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Basketball. of or relating to passing the ball onto the court from out of bounds.
Etymology
Origin of inbounds
First recorded in 1960–65; adj. use of prepositional phrase in bounds
Example Sentences
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“This is for the championship and we wanted it more tonight,” said Robinson, who sealed the win on a layup off an inbounds play with less than 20 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times
McMiller was fouled immediately after the inbounds pass, and made both her free throws.
From Los Angeles Times
Mia Corona’s layup pulled the host Highlanders within 59-57 with 10 seconds left but Tanijiri was fouled intentionally on the inbounds pass and made the clutch free throws that kept the Patriots in contention for the top seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times
Freshman Trent Sisley made the first of two free throws with 0.3 seconds left to give the Hoosiers a one-point lead in the second overtime period after being fouled by Donovan Dent on an inbounds play.
From Los Angeles Times
Each of Perry’s four three-pointers in the second half seemed to come at a pivotal moment, including one from the corner off an inbounds pass from Donovan Dent that increased the Bruins’ lead to five.
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