How to Use dunk in a Sentence

dunk

1 of 2 verb

• He dunked the ladle into the soup.
• I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.
• She dunked him while they were swimming.
• He could dunk when he was 16.
• Then, more people will dunk threes.
  — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
• Gordon caught the ball in mid-air and dunked it.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
• This soup was the perfect thing to dunk them in!
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
• Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
  — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
• Steam clouds around the head of someone who has just dunked their full body.
  — Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
• Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
  — Oleg Cetinic, Fortune, 22 June 2026
• The Lakers dunked, hollered and won.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Williams set a high screen, rolled to the rim, caught a pocket pass and dunked.
  — Doug Haller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• These cookies are just begging to be dunked in a glass of milk.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
• The jeans guy dunks himself in water.
  — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
• Serve extra on the side for dunking.
  — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
• And he was not finished dunking.
  — Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
• Give us a great night of 3-point shooting and dunking?
  — New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• Every now and then, the pair had to dunk the tarp in the water to cool it down.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
• As soon as the chicken is done, dunk it in the barbecue sauce.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
• Instead, pick them off and dunk them in a bucket of soapy water.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
• Be sure to have plenty of maple syrup for plenty of dunking.
  — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• Girls are gonna trash talk, be aggressive, girls are dunking.
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• Or dunk it into tapanade, an olive-rich Provençal favorite.
  — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
• Working with one piece at a time, dunk chicken in egg, and turn to fully coat.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
• Boutilier hasn’t tried to dunk in a game, but expects that will happen at some point.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• Use the leftover sauce for dunking and keep a pile of napkins handy—you’ll need both!
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
• No one’s ever dunked a three in an NBA game, right?
  — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
• But this time, instead of being used as a dunking tool, the bread is baked right on top.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
• The end result is a creamy, bold, not-too-hot flavor mash-up ready for dunking.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
• Michael Jones scored seven straight points and Spencer Jones dunked.
  — Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023

dunk

2 of 2 noun

• The pass led to a dunk.
• There are flashy dunks or goals to gawk at.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• Tried to get a tip-dunk or something.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
• He’s even caught a few little dunks.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
• That’s only half of the dunk, though.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
• Many emerge steaming and head straight for an icy dunk tank.
  — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
• Slam dunks are worth three points, while jumpshots are worth two points.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
• The Lions are not a dink-and-dunk team.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
• His nine dunks rank sixth on the Heat roster.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
• When asked to rank his dunks, James deferred.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• The dunk was just a little extra gravy on top.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
• The dunks will kill the larvae of both insects.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• Look out for more crowd-pleasing dunks from him this season.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
• At this point, there’s no need to describe the dunk to a Chicagoan.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
• Melton’s big dunk did not surprise his teammates.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
• Trey Galloway jumps the gap, steals the pass and heads in for a dunk.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2023
• Nobody had a better view of that dunk than Brown.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
• But Tyran is putting all of those dunks into one person.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
• One team’s best available player might not be a slam-dunk for the rest of the league.
  — Mike Kaye march 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
• His first basket of the season was a putback dunk.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• Stephon Castle hit the court on back-to-back dunk attempts.
  — ABC News, 22 May 2026
• Nine of his 23 baskets this season have been dunks.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
• But Bryant struggled on his second dunk.
  — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
• The bigger injury risk might be slamming his hand too hard on a dunk.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
• Payton went up for a putback dunk but his attempt clanged off the rim.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
• Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• Peterson’s teammates on the bench were stunned by the dunk.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
• Cooper went up for a fast-break dunk and Jamerson knocked him to the floor.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• Jaylen Brown’s high-school class project dunks were cringeworthy.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
• Thiero came back in the game in the fourth quarter and threw down another lob dunk.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026