skyhook
noun
sky·hook ˈskī-ˌhu̇k 
: a hook conceived as being suspended from the sky
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In their first game together, Kareem won it on a skyhook in the final seconds. 
Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Air springs and skyhook dampers come standard and the Trofeo has four driving modes, including normal, I.C.E. off-road and Corsa. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Boston also beat the Bucks in a heartbreaking 4-3 series in the 1974 NBA Finals, a game remembered for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's buzzer-beating skyhook in Game 6. Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 Hughes, who shed 25 pounds and perfected his famed skyhook, has since made peace with the response. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2022 Abdul-Jabbar hit a famous skyhook to beat the Celtics at the Boston Garden in double overtime of Game 6. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2021 The man who coined 'skyhook' and 'Bango' had a front-row seat to the franchise's first and only championship. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2021 But as the league's all-time leading scorer turned over his left shoulder to deliver his famous skyhook, Laimbeer was whistled for a foul after appearing to gently bump the Lakers' center with 14 seconds remaining. Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2020 The Bucks went to the NBA Finals and fell in seven to the Celtics, although Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook just before the buzzer in the second overtime of Game 6 sent the series back to Milwaukee for one last shot. Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020 See More
Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Air springs and skyhook dampers come standard and the Trofeo has four driving modes, including normal, I.C.E. off-road and Corsa. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Boston also beat the Bucks in a heartbreaking 4-3 series in the 1974 NBA Finals, a game remembered for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's buzzer-beating skyhook in Game 6. Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 Hughes, who shed 25 pounds and perfected his famed skyhook, has since made peace with the response. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2022 Abdul-Jabbar hit a famous skyhook to beat the Celtics at the Boston Garden in double overtime of Game 6. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2021 The man who coined 'skyhook' and 'Bango' had a front-row seat to the franchise's first and only championship. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2021 But as the league's all-time leading scorer turned over his left shoulder to deliver his famous skyhook, Laimbeer was whistled for a foul after appearing to gently bump the Lakers' center with 14 seconds remaining. Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2020 The Bucks went to the NBA Finals and fell in seven to the Celtics, although Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook just before the buzzer in the second overtime of Game 6 sent the series back to Milwaukee for one last shot. Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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