dunked; dunking; dunks
1
: to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2
: to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3
: to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim see also dunk on
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Examples of dunk in a Sentence
Verb
I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.
She dunked him while they were swimming.
He dunked the ladle into the soup.
He could dunk when he was 16.
Noun
The pass led to a dunk.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
And when Bridges had a monstrous putback dunk to tie the game at 102-all, the place nearly lifted off the ground.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Miner, the son of former USC and NBA dunk champion Harold Miner, had 18 and 24 points.
Pilibos, which has a win over Crespi, routed City Section Open Division favorite Chatsworth behind Pepperdine commit Anto Balian, who scored 34 points.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
So watch White’s super power unfold as others do spectacular dunks or dazzling moves.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
And when Bridges had a monstrous putback dunk to tie the game at 102-all, the place nearly lifted off the ground.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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