dunk
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They got the dunk tank, and they threw this party, and they found a way through fun to attract their community back out into the sun together.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
This was when Schmitt, believing he was on the verge of a slam dunk, accused Smith of perjury.
From Slate β Sep. 29, 2026
I'm learning to breathe properly, dunk my head under and let the water carry me, rather than fight against it.
From BBC β Aug. 31, 2026
But hitting the $1 trillion goal is far from a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 17, 2026
As a toddler, whenever I had tantrums, Mom would run a warm bath and dunk me in, and I’d calm down.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
He has a radar for the rim, sixth in the NBA in dunks per game in 2024-25.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
Wembanyama swished jump shots and soared for alley-oop dunks.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 19, 2026
Yes, his game is short on poster dunks and rim-rattling highlights, but SGA is the game’s most ruthless superstar.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 18, 2026
Of his nine made shots, seven were dunks.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 25, 2026
Haymitch picks up a pork chop with his fingers, which makes Effie frown, and dunks it in his wine.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
In went the torn sourdough, which I thoroughly dunked in the custard, followed by crisped bacon, a small drizzle of bacon fat — sue me — cheddar, roasted peppers and minced onion.
From Salon β Sep. 22, 2026
Ausar dunked with 15 seconds left before Smith was fouled intentionally and made both shots with 13.6 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times β Jan. 17, 2026
Olivier Rioux, of the Florida Gators, dunked late on as his side beat Saint Francis 102-61 on Wednesday.
From BBC β Dec. 18, 2025
He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 16, 2025
I was still sitting on the floor in a bathroom stall in a public high school, I was still crazy, and my hair still looked like I’d dunked my head in a tank of ketchup.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
And, notably, they eat Cane’s, whether it’s buying entire orders of just Texas toast or dunking their entire hand into a fountain cup of Cane’s Sauce and licking it off their fingers.
From Slate β Aug. 24, 2026
The Spurs’ Carter Bryant moves the ball between his legs in midair before dunking during the all-star dunk contest on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 15, 2026
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's β Dec. 3, 2025
"It feels like a big undertaking but you're just slicing bread, you're dunking it in some eggs, and calling it a day."
From BBC β Aug. 26, 2025
People in rowboats were standing up now, risking a dunking to see what was happening.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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