Examples of offside in a Sentence
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New Orleans had the opportunity to get the football again but jumped offside on fourth-and-2 with 39 seconds to play.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The defensive line repeatedly jumped offside.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2020
In between, the Eagles got Kansas City to jump offside on fourth-and-2 at the Chiefs 8.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2023
The only dumber penalty than a false start is lining up offside.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
Clelin Ferrell lined up offside on a Rams punt to give LA a first down and new life.
—Joe Reedy, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
But Nurse was offside early, and Natalie Spooner’s goal for Canada vanished.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
The play might have started offside, and Portland challenged, but it was deemed inconclusive.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2022
Japan struck first against Germany, but the goal was quickly called offside.
—Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The defensive line repeatedly jumped offside.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2020
In between, the Eagles got Kansas City to jump offside on fourth-and-2 at the Chiefs 8.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2023
The only dumber penalty than a false start is lining up offside.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
Clelin Ferrell lined up offside on a Rams punt to give LA a first down and new life.
—Joe Reedy, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
But Nurse was offside early, and Natalie Spooner’s goal for Canada vanished.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
The play might have started offside, and Portland challenged, but it was deemed inconclusive.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2022
Japan struck first against Germany, but the goal was quickly called offside.
—Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Offside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offside. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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offside
adverb or adjective
off·side
ˈȯf-ˈsīd 
: illegally in advance of the ball or puck
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