shot clock
noun
: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required
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Bey responded with his 3 to tie it as the shot clock was about to expire.
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CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
The Wildcats shut most of that down, forcing TCU to use up most of the shot clock just to get a shot up.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2026
If starting offense early in the shot clock is good, then draining the clock late into possessions must mean clanks are on the way.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
The Wildcats shut most of that down, forcing TCU to use up most of the shot clock just to get a shot up.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2026
If starting offense early in the shot clock is good, then draining the clock late into possessions must mean clanks are on the way.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shot clock
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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