How to Use punter in a Sentence

punter

noun
  • Effective marketing means getting the punters to buy what you want them to buy.
  • He was one of the greatest punters in NFL history.
  • The sale attracted more than 1,000 punters.
  • But the best player throughout the game looked to be punter James Burnip.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Berry was the starting punter at the outset of the 2021 season but couldn't hold on to it.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2023
  • He was tied for fourth-busiest punter in the N.F.L., finishing with 83 punts.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Practice squad punter Michael Palardy will get the nod in Bailey’s place.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Braden Mann, the team’s punter the past three seasons, was cut a week later.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • On impulse, Justice kicked one back, well over the punter’s head.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Afterward, the punter lamented leaving the ball low and short.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The kickers and punters in the Southland are pumped to make a difference.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • After all, what's a punter if not someone who can kick the football far?
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There’s been good and bad, but at this point in the season his most consistent draft pick has been a punter.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In 2012, Maher was a redshirt junior when in came a walk-on punter, Sam Foltz.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Berrios did a nice job as a returner, and punter Jake Bailey was good at times.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Huber is in the middle of his 14th season with the team and has been a reliable punter for the franchise for years.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022
  • McAfee is a former punter in the NFL who has built a media empire in recent years.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The longtime punter — whose 216 games played is a franchise record — sat in favor of Drue Chrisman.
    Will Graves, ajc, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Browning is a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, which goes to the nation’s top punter.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Gone were two kickers, two long snappers and a punter who also served as the holder on place kicks.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Kentucky punter Colin Goodfellow made the play of the game in last week's 21-17 win at Missouri.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2022
  • San Francisco used a fourth-round pick on punter Mitch Wishnowsky in 2019.
    Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The rookie punter and kicker need to play like veterans.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • As a player, the Albuquerque native was a punter and safety for the Lobos.
    Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Iowa’s first drive started on the Tennessee side of the 50-yard line after a 27-yard punt by Vols punter by Jackson Ross.
    Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The flagged player Rams was pushed into Seahawks punter Michael Dickson, meaning the flag should have been picked up.
    Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Luke Dunne, a 2023 punter from Australia, announced his commitment to the Ducks on Tuesday.
    oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2022
  • His son Gage was an all-district punter at Martin and will graduate in 2023.
    Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Gain: Punters Luke Dunne Oregon is going to have a new starting punter.
    oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The former Indianapolis Colts punter opened his show Tuesday with his seal of approval for the Colts' hire.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023

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