Examples of rusher in a Sentence
He was the team's leading rusher last year.
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Three different rushers scored a touchdown, including Jordan Harris, who ran for a 75-yard score.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike Indianapolis Colts first-rounder Laiatu Latu and Los Angeles Rams first-rounder Jared Verse, Turner, who is still only 22, needed serious refinement as a pass rusher.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Chiddi has gone from a former basketball player to being honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2024 and now leads Kansas State’s edge rushers in snaps.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who received 24 defensive snaps against the Patriots, performed poorly as a run defender and pass rusher.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike Indianapolis Colts first-rounder Laiatu Latu and Los Angeles Rams first-rounder Jared Verse, Turner, who is still only 22, needed serious refinement as a pass rusher.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Chiddi has gone from a former basketball player to being honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2024 and now leads Kansas State’s edge rushers in snaps.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who received 24 defensive snaps against the Patriots, performed poorly as a run defender and pass rusher.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Rusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusher. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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