quarterback sneak
noun
: a usually quick run with the ball by a quarterback into the middle of the offensive line
Examples of quarterback sneak in a Sentence
He ran a quarterback sneak up the middle for a touchdown.
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Navy had the ball at the goal line but fumbled on a quarterback sneak, losing seven yards.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Stockton converted a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The quarterback sneak, an underrated strength of Herbert’s, may become less of an option.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Ohio State had the football at the Indiana five yard-line, but Julian Sayin was stopped on a quarterback sneak.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Stockton converted a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The quarterback sneak, an underrated strength of Herbert’s, may become less of an option.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Ohio State had the football at the Indiana five yard-line, but Julian Sayin was stopped on a quarterback sneak.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quarterback sneak
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“Quarterback sneak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterback%20sneak. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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