How to Use tight end in a Sentence

tight end

noun
  • Swift, of course, was there to cheer on her tight end boyfriend Travis Kelce.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the Kansas City Chiefs tight end turns heads as a style icon, too.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Overall, tight ends did what was asked, which was to block.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Is there a George Kittle-type tight end? Wouldn’t that be nice?
    Brooks Kubena, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Rob Gronkowski is one of the greatest tight ends ever, but that's all in the past.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Jason is the brother of Swift's boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Following the game, tight end Travis Kelce was asked about a three-peat.
    Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The tight end celebrated his shot by dancing to the song and singing the lyrics straight to the camera like a true Swiftie.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The following day, the Browns announced that the team’s tight end had been added to the team's injury report ahead of the Oct. 1 matchup against the Ravens.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • First-year tight ends coach Jason Mohns knew Smith's high school coach.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Part 1 was on the quarterbacks, Part 2 was on the wide receivers/tight ends and Part 3 was on the running backs.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The Irish pipeline at tight end to the NFL continues to flourish.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • There are so many packages with three tight ends in the offense that the Cowboys can’t go short here.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Could Allen emerge as the Texans' version of George Kittle at tight end?
    Josh Criswell, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was one of the groomsmen, and the couple's daughter — who was 1 at the time — adorably rode down the aisle in a tiny blue toy car.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The pop superstar may be in attendance at the big game to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce, who is the Chiefs’ tight end.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Browns brought in a familiar face for Watson in Akins, a tight end who played with him in Houston.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • So where is the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs spending his offseason?
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The pocket collapsed again on fourth down, so Brown escaped to his right and threw on the run to tight end Gee Scott Jr. to convert.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Former four-star tight end Jackson Bowers joined the team this fall.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The drive stalled when Patrick Mahomes was forced out of the pocket and failed to connect with tight end Jody Fortson on third down.
    Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The tight end told his brother that everyone had kind things to say about Swift, who sat in a suite with their mother.
    Jamie Knodel, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Hurst then hit tight end Matt Kowalski in the end zone for the tying two-point conversion.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Hell, he should get hired solely on the fact that somehow tight end Travis Kelce constantly gets so wide open.
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Swift has been dating the Chiefs' Travis Kelce for months, but the star tight end was ruled inactive for the final game of the regular season.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Only five tight ends had more penalties than Smith’s five last season.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Chiefs answered the Eagles' opening touchdown with a drive of their own, capped by tight end Travis Kelce's 18-yard reception in the right corner of the end zone.
    Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
  • So far the football tight end and BF to Taylor Swift has not publicly responded.
    USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • At one point during the game, Swift could be seen sipping on a cranberry cocktail while cheering on the Chiefs tight end.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars signed a new tight end their head coach Doug Pederson might be familiar with: his son.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023

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