How to Use alley-oop in a Sentence

alley-oop

noun

• The Kings went up by 20 when Monk threw a lob to Keon Ellis for an alley-oop dunk.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
• Kai Jones put him on a poster on an alley-oop dunk in a highlight play.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
• But a Hachimura alley-oop and a pair of Reaves’ free throws helped the Lakers stay ahead for the remainder of the game.
  — Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
• An Okla alley-oop slam was the dagger and Pettway and the North fans erupted as time ran down.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
• And when Green tried to creep over to double team him, Davis found Jaxson Hayes for an alley-oop.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
• Okpara’s alley-oop and two free throws by Jordan Gainey cut UF’s lead to six.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
• Then Rosero and Memo Rodriguez teamed up for what felt like an alley-oop off a corner kick.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
• His first points came on an alley-oop dunk off a lob pass from Wembanyama.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
• And even then, that was an alley-oop score of a transition pass from Tyler Herro.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
• The Cardinals threw down an alley-oop's worth of it Wednesday.
  — The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
• At times, its post players were flying, catching alley-oops that brought the house down.
  — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
• In his first two minutes as a Warrior, Butler jammed an alley-oop and muscled his way to the line for a pair of foul shots.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
• The audience doesn’t just hand you an alley-oop slam dunk every time.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
• First came a lob for an alley-oop to start the scoring, with Hall flushing it in his first start since Nov. 18 against Villanova.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
• To open the second quarter, Canadian Michael Nwoko put down a two-handed alley-oop dunk to cheers from the crowd.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
• Six seconds in, Carter gave Missouri its first points with an alley-oop dunk off a pass from Nick Honor.
  — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2024
• Oso Ighodaro followed that by throwing down an alley-oop dunk for a 53-49 lead.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2024
• Fears has been good all year, as evidenced as the timing on this alley-oop pass against Kansas.
  — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
• Wagner twice connected with Wendell Carter Jr. for a pair of alley-oops in the first half.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
• Paul and Trayce Jackson-Davis continued to show chemistry in the pick-and-roll, with the point guard connecting with the rookie on a pair of alley-oops.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• James capped the scoring streak with a no-look, alley-oop pass to Jayson Tatum on an out-of-bounds play, zipping the ball toward the rim where the Boston Celtics star slammed it with two hands.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• But the 7-footer threw down alley-oop dunks, rolled hard to the rim and showed off impressive footwork in the post in Sunday’s victory.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
• Fox opened the fourth quarter with another 3 and then threw down an alley-oop dunk from Malik Monk off a steal from Ellis.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2024
• In the game’s closing moments, the Lions chose to send a message, with emphatic highlight-reel blocks and an alley-oop.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
• For his next attempt, Stephon Castle nabbed a solid hammer slam off an alley-oop look.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
• That one resulted in an alley-oop from Jokic to his future Hall-of-Fame teammate.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
• Barabanov tucked his 12th goal of the season after Andreas Johnsson gave him an alley-oop pass.
  — Max Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2023
• Unable to corral an errant Jovic alley-oop, Adebayo fell hard to the floor midway through the second quarter, but walked off and returned to the game.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
• Hawkins soared for a highlight, then Jackson caught an alley-oop and K.C. Ndefo answered by throwing one down on the other end.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• Queta later returned and threw down alley-oop dunks on back-to-back possessions early in the fourth quarter.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025