juked; juking
: to fake out of position (as in football)
: to juke someone
Examples of juke in a Sentence
He juked a couple of defenders and scored.
She juked and weaved around the defense.
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Kroeger then juked out an oncoming defender before finding his receiver in the end zone for a 44-yard touchdown pass.
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Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Mendoza hiked the ball, tucked it and ran — juking multiple defensive players and bouncing off would-be tacklers — and hurdled himself into end zone while taking a brutal hit.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead, Matthews juked Jeff Skinner, blowing by the Sabres forward.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Facing third-and-1 at midfield, running back RJ Harvey juked a charging George Karlaftis to move the chains for the drive’s first third-down conversion.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Mendoza hiked the ball, tucked it and ran — juking multiple defensive players and bouncing off would-be tacklers — and hurdled himself into end zone while taking a brutal hit.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead, Matthews juked Jeff Skinner, blowing by the Sabres forward.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Facing third-and-1 at midfield, running back RJ Harvey juked a charging George Karlaftis to move the chains for the drive’s first third-down conversion.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juke. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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