nose tackle

noun

Examples of nose tackle in a Sentence

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Still, Los Angeles sacked Nix just twice -- and one of them was because nose tackle Teair Tart clearly jumped early. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 And plays nose tackle on defense. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025 Baltimore should be even better in the secondary after picking up former Green Bay corner Jaire Alexander, and the front seven is largely unchanged, though Baltimore will miss nose tackle Michael Pierce, who retired this offseason. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Following the release of former starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle, the Panthers will put Jackson, a fifth-round pick, behind Bobby Brown in the lineup. Mike Kaye updated August 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nose tackle

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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 4 Oct. 2025.

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