Fadeaway

Word FADEAWAY
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What do we mean by fadeaway?

The act or an instance of gradually diminishing in brightness, loudness, or strength until actual disappearance occurs. noun

A screwball. noun

An act of sliding by a base runner during which the runner veers sideways to avoid being tagged. noun

An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity. noun

A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block. noun

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The word "fadeaway" in example sentences

Carson had been practicing on what he called a fadeaway ball, and now he thought this would be just the right thing to offer Sam. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)

The Thunder led by as many as 19 twice, but Garcia's fadeaway from the right base line at the halftime buzzer capped an 8-2 run that made it a 13-point spread. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After McGrady hit a fadeaway from the baseline, he flexed his muscles and yelled, ` ` Let's go! '' as he trotted down the court. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Boston later cut it to 94-93 when a West 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run, but Davis hit an off-balance fadeaway from the baseline with 1: 06 remaining to up Golden State's lead. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Philadelphia held its biggest lead at 67-49 with 6: 37 left in the third quarter after Iverson converted a layup, a fadeaway from the foul line and a 17-footer from the right side in an ❋ Unknown (2002)

The pitch which was known as the fadeaway becomes the screwball, sometime between 1921 and 1928. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

People say the only person who has a better fadeaway is Jordan. ❋ Unknown (2002)

McGrady, hobbled by a sore back that had him wincing and limping all game, made a foul shot before Davis sank a fadeaway from the foul line for an 80-76 lead with 2: 35 left. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The second, a fadeaway from the left side, increased the advantage to 11 with 15 1/2 minutes remaining. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Romuald Augustin's fadeaway from the left side of the free-throw line rattled out at the buzzer. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Which it did, three times, the last at 89-85 with 3 1/2 minutes left when David Wesley hit a fadeaway from the right baseline. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Description: Mathewson, who had a good fast ball and a pretty good curve, relied more and more on the fadeaway as he lost the hop on his high hard one but, always, the fadeaway was a psychological threat. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

And yet, in another, later edition of How to Pitch, J.E. Wray wrote, The fadeaway is a one-man ball. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

Rob Neyer, a pitch in the late 1800s called a fadeaway that some people think became the "screwball" and others think became the circle-change-up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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