How to Use courtside in a Sentence

courtside

noun
  • The courtside swells will have their own place to eat and drink.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 17 June 2018
  • With the lead safe, the win minutes away, James looked to the courtside fans and blew a kiss.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2021
  • This was a night of a lot of star power, courtside as well as on the court.
    — Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • And for fans sitting courtside who had to crane their necks to see the old board?
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • He’s got access to courtside seats at the Knicks games.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
  • David Bakhtiari is courtside, next to tight end Robert Tonyan.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
  • Lowry had dived into a row of courtside seats to try to save a loose ball.
    — chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
  • He's warmed up with the Kings hockey team and stood courtside with Shaquille O'Neal.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Feigin greeted the group and took them front-row courtside for shootaround ahead of the game.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The crowd — and a group of NBA all-stars watching courtside — cheered wildly.
    — Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Play was paused for about 10 minutes as MSG staffers cleaned up the courtside mess.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In the evening, Hart was seen on TV, laughing while sitting courtside at the game with a drink in hand.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 3 May 2018
  • And Jazz owner Ryan Smith seemed to agree from his courtside seat.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The seats in the public gallery of a courtroom are not like courtside seats at a Lakers game.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Andrew Johnson, then 16, got his hair cut courtside and went on to win the match.
    — Farnoush Amiri, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • There are no courtside seats, not even a place saved for Jack or Denzel.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2021
  • While sitting courtside, the couple shared a kiss for the cameras.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The team’s record since the Oscar winner’s return to courtside: 2-0.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • The increase occurred for courtside seats and others closer to the court.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, then, the actor and rapper had to bring their best fanboy drips to the all-eyes-on-them courtside seats.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 May 2025
  • Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and members of his staff sat courtside across from the Heat bench.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022
  • During the first quarter, Westbrook grabbed a mop and helped clean up a wet spot on the courtside floor .
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Ware emerged courtside at Illinois in street clothes but no boot.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
  • After your match, feel free to hit the courtside members’ lounge.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Navratilova, watching on TV in the player lounge, stood up and dashed out to courtside.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • The two sitting courtside, exploring the nuances of the game.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Paul Pierce, whose number was retired by the Celtics this season, cheered the team on from courtside. ...
    — Washington Post, 28 May 2018
  • This isn’t the first time Ben and Samuel have enjoyed a courtside game together.
    — Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Another fan from behind the courtside seat where the first fan was seated came to the first fan's aid, swiping at Cousins, who started to bark something back to him.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
  • The heat courtside was surely a factor too given the physicality of their games.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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