How to Use shot clock in a Sentence

shot clock

noun

• The snap of the ball was like two seconds off the shot clock.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 13 Oct. 2022
• Late in the shot clock, someone who was 2 for 12 on the year.
  — Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2022
• The Bulls were up 87-83, and the shot clock was winding down.
  — Greg Moore, azcentral, 14 May 2020
• The shot clock will be used for all of the Visit Mesa games.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• Tyler Herro beats the shot clock, and the Heat lead the Pacers 89-78.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020
• As the game wound down, Bryant shot a 3 with the shot clock running out.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2020
• The Lakers won the tip and took a 24-second shot clock.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2020
• This forces the ball out of Mitchell’s hands and Utah is working against the shot clock.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 16 June 2021
• Yep, that’s 118 points without the 3-point line or shot clock.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
• For players 12 and older, the use of a shot clock in games.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2018
• Schools also have to train and pay people to run the shot clocks.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
• With the shot clock on, Reeves ran out from behind the net and fired top shelf at 12:36.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 6 May 2018
• The shot clock will be shortened from 24 to 20 seconds.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2023
• When the whistle got blown, and my first instinct was to look up at the shot clock.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
• Provo • Gideon George drove the lane with the shot clock winding down.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
• Davis scored the game's final points with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
• Edwards had dribbled out the shot clock, and had no where to go with the ball.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2024
• With the shot clock off, the Bucks were forced to foul and Rozier made 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to close it out.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2018
• Jimmy Butler hits a 3 to beat the shot clock and scores again.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Aug. 2020
• The pressure is coming with 20 on the shot clock, from three feet beyond the arc.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• With the shot clock winding down, Momcilovic had a mismatch and called for the ball.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Time running down on the shot clock, Jalen Hood-Schifino turned around a ball screen at the top of the key.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2023
• The game is played on a half court (the teams share the basket for pregame layups), with a 12-second shot clock.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2021
• Washington's 3 with 1:07 left just beat the shot clock, and Ohio State put away the game at the foul line.
  — Steve Helwagen, Star Tribune, 29 Nov. 2020
• Along with a 40-second shot clock, each hole is worth a point, and the team who wins the most holes, well, wins.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
• The ball was still in Huntsberry’s hands when the shot clock ended.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 31 Mar. 2023
• So the Ramblers held the ball until the shot clock had almost run dry.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• To be clear, Swan isn’t adamantly opposed to a shot clock.
  — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2021
• The Huskies’ deficit grew to six before their third made 3-pointer, when Ball just beat the shot clock buzzer on an out of bounds play with four minutes to go.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
• So much of postseason basketball comes down to who can get a bucket late in the shot clock.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025