: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
also
: yardage gained by running plays
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Love totaled 127 yards (70 receiving on 5 catches and 57 rushing on 14 attempts) and 4 touchdowns, and Price rushed 13 times for 86 yards and 1 touchdown to go along with a 35-yard touchdown reception.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Running back Leshon Williams finished with 64 rushing yards on 10 carries.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Hill scored his third touchdown of the night, with 78 rushing yards, which put Eastern Hills in the lead.
—Hannah Cordova, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet appeared to have a rushing touchdown from just inside the 10-yard line, but Smith-Njigba held onto a defensive back and drew the flag.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Running back Leshon Williams finished with 64 rushing yards on 10 carries.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Hill scored his third touchdown of the night, with 78 rushing yards, which put Eastern Hills in the lead.
—Hannah Cordova, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet appeared to have a rushing touchdown from just inside the 10-yard line, but Smith-Njigba held onto a defensive back and drew the flag.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rushing
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rushing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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