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inbounds

adjective
in·​bounds | \ ˈin-ˈbau̇n(d)z How to pronounce inbounds (audio) \

Definition of inbounds

: involving putting a basketball in play by passing it onto the court from out of bounds

Examples of inbounds in a Sentence

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 Deer Park's only bucket after the score was 17-17 was a score off an inbounds play. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Deer Park loses battle for 22-6A's top spot after loss to Bruins," 20 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of inbounds

1968, in the meaning defined above

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