end around

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

Definition of end around

: a football play in which an offensive end comes behind the line of scrimmage to take a handoff and attempts to carry the ball around the opposite flank

Recent Examples of end around from the Web

Edin changed the end around by making a double and rolling perfectly.

— scott cacciola, New York Times, "John Shuster and the U.S. Curling Team Win First Gold Medal," 25 Feb. 2018
DelTondo’s engagement ended around the time of her suspension and her wedding to a prominent local businessman was scrapped.

— Fox News, "Suspended Pennsylvania school teacher's murder was 'a crime of passion,' investigators say," 16 May 2018
After that program was ended around the time of the Iraq War, its director, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was transferred to another program, called SPND.

— zack beauchamp, Vox, "Netanyahu’s allegedly huge Iran revelation, explained," 30 Apr. 2018
The siege ended around dawn, when a police team entered the house in SWAT gear, prompting Morley to emerge with his hands up.

— michele mcphee, Newsweek, "Whoever Built the Boston Marathon Bombs is Still on the Loose, Able to Kill Again," 11 Jan. 2018
There are first-round talents among the players whose seasons ended around Thanksgiving, allowing for an extra month of draft prep while the stars of good teams got extra practices in for one or two final games in sunny locales.

— joan niesen, SI.com, "The First Round NFL Draft Picks You Didn't See in Bowl Games," 27 Apr. 2018
The first round begins at 7 p.m. and will end at approximately 10:30 p.m. Rounds 2-3 on Day 2 begin at 6 p.m. and should end around 10:30 p.m. The final day begins at 11 a.m. will conclude approximately 5;30 p.m. The draft order is as follows: 1.

— david humphrey, star-telegram, "Here's your Texas-style 2018 NFL Draft guide | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 20 Apr. 2018
His days began at 4:30 a.m. and ended around midnight.

— cassandra willyard, Scientific American, "Squeaky Clean Mice Could be Ruining Research," 9 Apr. 2018
Notice on the loop below that the snow and rain will be ending around midnight.

— david epstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s what to expect as the nor’easter winds down," 2 Mar. 2018

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