How to Use free throw in a Sentence

free throw

noun
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  • Pearl’s squad shot 9-14 from the free throw line in the game.
    — al, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Hart’s free throw 5:04 into the game put the Terps on the board.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Smith hit the free throw to give her team an 88-87 lead.
    — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
  • The teams combine to make just 7 of 20 shots — from the free throw line.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Kelsey Plum sank two free throws to put the U.S. up four points.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The free throw rate has saved Lillard’s start to the season.
    — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Zach Edey has 6 points and is going to the free throw line for an and-1.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The sophomore drew a foul on the play and knocked down the free throw to give the Wildcats a 23-13 lead.
    — The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Thirteen of the 28 points scored in the quarter were free throws.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The Sooners won on the afternoon at the free throw line.
    — Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Knox flubbed a pair of layups and went 0-for-4 at the free throw line overall.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • Last year, the Aztecs had a free throw with 7 seconds left in a tie game.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Their last four points of the game were scored by Wilson at the free throw line.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As a team, the Liberty went 21-25 from the free throw line.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Brown missed the first free throw before hitting the next two.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The Warriors were trailing the Nets by 41 points when Poole went to the free throw line.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • As a team, the Bruins missed eight free throws in the second half.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The good news for the Heat is Butler went back on the court to shoot the two free throws and remained in the game.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That led to a Simons free throw to start the fourth quarter.
    — oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2022
  • But Kentucky missed the technical free throw and the front end of the one-and-one.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • Above the free throw line stands Anyia Gibson, arms stretched high and wide.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The only shots the team made in overtime were two free throws.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fouls of this kind will lead to one free throw and retention of the ball.
    — Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • Over the next five minutes, the Aztecs missed 7 of 8 shots, had five turnovers and clanked the front end of a one-and-one free throw.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • But a pair of 3-point shots fell short and Buena made a free throw to put the game away.
    — John Maffei march 2, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The duo got their work in at the free throw line, as Brown hit all 12 freebies and Kiser went 7-for-8 from the line.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2022
  • In the fourth quarter, the Celtics were 8 of 11 from the line while the Bucks didn’t attempt a single free throw.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 May 2022
  • The Raptors were forced to play the free throw game from there, and Brooklyn was able to hold on.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Brown made two free throws to put the game out of reach and clinch the title for Denver.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • After two ensuing free throws from Holiday, the C’s held on.
    — Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024

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