Synonyms for basketball

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt-

Définition of basketball

Origin : 1892, American English, from basket + ball (n.1). The game was invented 1891 by James A. Naismith (1861-1939), physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

noun team sport

Example sentences :

You know she was on the crew and the basketball team and the hockey team at college.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

"Yes—you had to win the basketball game," he nodded with a judicious appreciation.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

Many members were not interested in basketball, except to look on.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower

The boys won't dance with me, and the girls shut me out of basketball.
Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford

He could teach them basketball and of course he could coach their baseball team.
Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis

Each line has a basketball and stands behind a starting line.
Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various

There were tennis and basketball courts, and other means of athletic enjoyment.
Extract from : « A Little Miss Nobody » by Amy Bell Marlowe

"I wonder if you are all as fond of basketball as I," she went on quickly.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester

The hardest part of it all for Marjorie was her basketball practice.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester

We couldn't bear to believe for a minute that there would be no basketball.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester

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