nose tackle

noun

Examples of nose tackle in a Sentence

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Zeek Biggers needs to replace Benito Jones as Miami’s starting nose tackle in these final games of 2025. Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 The unit, with nose tackle Bobby Brown making a trio of early run stops, forced a pair of early punts from the home team. Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025 There was one sequence when BYU nose tackle Keanu Tanuvasa pushed a TCU offensive lineman five yards into the backfield. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Nov. 2025 Bradbury had the unenviable task of blocking Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea, who has a truly unique skillset of power, agility and instincts. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nose tackle

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nose tackle was in 1975

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“Nose tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20tackle. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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