How to Use free throw in a Sentence

free throw

noun

• Pearl’s squad shot 9-14 from the free throw line in the game.
  — al, 7 Feb. 2023
• Blount was 10-of-11 from the free throw line for the game.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 27 Dec. 2021
• Smith hit the free throw for the three-point play and a 41-24 lead.
  — Chip Souza, Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2021
• 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
• The Knights added a free throw and then ran down the clock to 2.1 seconds.
  — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
• Young made two more free throws to keep the Valkyries at bay.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
• Most of those points came from jumpers around the free throw line.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2021
• 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
• That meant three free throws and the ball for Cleveland.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
• He was fouled on the play by E.J. Liddell and hit the free throw to give the Zips a 66-65 lead.
  — Adam Jardy, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Thomas went on to hit one of two free throws to give the Mercury a 78-77 win.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
• 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
• The free throw capped a wild game that featured 24 lead changes and 16 ties.
  — Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
• 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
• South Range scored 10 points in the fourth quarter — eight of which were from the free throw line.
  — cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
• Brown missed the first free throw before hitting the next two.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• All Duke had to do was run a little clock, get fouled, knock down a free throw or two and hold strong.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• That meant a free throw for Denver; Nnaji was rewarded for playing the enforcer.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
• Hidalgo had a jumper and two free throws for their only points, but also was responsible for three of their four turnovers in that span.
  — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
• The second free throw enabled UConn to set up its press defense and force the turnover in the end.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
• Sage Tate hit four consecutive free throws for Iowa to get the Hawkeyes within four with two minutes to go.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026