plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
: air raid
2
a
: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack
an advertising blitz
b
: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football
3
: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait
At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.—
Gene Bourque
Gene Bourque
blitz
verb
Examples of blitz in a Sentence
The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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The Bears tied it with 24 seconds left when Williams beat an all-out blitz on fourth down and lofted a pass to a wide-open Jahdae Walker in the right corner of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
With about 30 seconds left in the third quarter, on third-and-5, the third-year quarterback took a snap and saw a Bucs blitz overwhelm the Panthers’ offensive line.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Game studio bonanza Microsoft has spent the past few years building out its entertainment hub with a catalog of original games through an acquisition blitz.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
In these clips, the screen judders and blurs, the lights fluttering in a mad blitz, as if this person’s aura can overwhelm the time-space continuum.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
With about 30 seconds left in the third quarter, on third-and-5, the third-year quarterback took a snap and saw a Bucs blitz overwhelm the Panthers’ offensive line.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
Game studio bonanza Microsoft has spent the past few years building out its entertainment hub with a catalog of original games through an acquisition blitz.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
In these clips, the screen judders and blurs, the lights fluttering in a mad blitz, as if this person’s aura can overwhelm the time-space continuum.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blitz
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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