Examples of rusher in a Sentence
He was the team's leading rusher last year.
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After a season of lamenting that Notre Dame wasn’t getting enough pressure with four pass rushers and that the defensive scheme wasn’t always aligned between the front four and the back seven, Ash wanted a line coach fluent in his playbook.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Gill-Howard has major upside as an interior pass-rusher, which could be tantalizing for Denver with the likely free-agent departure of John Franklin-Myers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Both are strong finishers against the run, and both are capable pass-rushers when called upon.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s a look at edge rushers in the Dolphins’ first-round draft range.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Gill-Howard has major upside as an interior pass-rusher, which could be tantalizing for Denver with the likely free-agent departure of John Franklin-Myers.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Both are strong finishers against the run, and both are capable pass-rushers when called upon.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s a look at edge rushers in the Dolphins’ first-round draft range.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Rusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusher. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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