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Definition of scrimmage
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Examples of scrimmage in a Sentence
The first play from scrimmage netted them a touchdown.
the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended
Recent Examples of scrimmage from the Web
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The camp consisted of daily training and evaluation with two scrimmages under U.S. Soccer Development coach April Kater.
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The player that has impressed me the most in the scrimmages is Hami (Diallo).
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Temperance Bedford coach Jeff Wood told the East squad the reverse pass was going to be the first play from scrimmage in practice on Sunday.
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Giles, sweating from a 50-minute scrimmage, did his best to give the cameraman something impressive on tape.
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Camp: Loudoun Sports Center in Ashburn is offering registration for a week-long summer camp for youths 6 and older, June 19-23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The camp will focus on skills, speed, agility, footwork and scrimmages.
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Blocking their view O’Neill was accused of being involved in a heated and, by some accounts, violent confrontation with 78-year-old James Woods during a TCU football scrimmage in April 2015.
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Davis did its best to be prepared for the Pilot Cup with two scrimmages, including one against Our Lady Queen of Angels last week.
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This past spring, Wallace was one of the standouts during the team's second scrimmage.
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Origin and Etymology of scrimmage
Middle English scrymmage, alteration of skyrmissh skirmish
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Definition of scrimmage
scrimmaged
;scrimmaging
intransitive verb
: to take part in a scrimmage
transitive verb
: to play a scrimmage against
scrimmager
nounExamples of scrimmage in a Sentence
Last weekend we scrimmaged against Bell High.
Recent Examples of scrimmage from the Web
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Trinity will scrimmage at Ryle on Aug. 11 before opening its regular season.
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The teams are somewhat familiar with each other, having scrimmaged in the 2015 and 2016 preseasons.
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SCRIMMAGE TWEAKS The Gophers will scrimmage Saturday, but with only five healthy offensive lineman, head coach P.J. Fleck said the format and number of plays will be tweaked.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Arizona and Saint Mary’s are no strangers after scrimmaging during the preseason three times in the last four years.
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HARRISON, N.J. — In an empty Red Bull Arena, a group of teenage soccer players scrimmaged under the watch of a FIFA referee.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scrimmage'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of scrimmage
circa 1825
SCRIMMAGE Defined for English Language Learners
scrimmage
playDefinition of scrimmage for English Language Learners
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American football : the point in a game at which the center passes or throws the ball to the quarterback
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: an informal game that is played for practice : a game that is not official
scrimmage
Definition of scrimmage for English Language Learners
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: to play in a scrimmage
SCRIMMAGE Defined for Kids
scrimmage
playDefinition of scrimmage for Students
1 : the action between two football teams when one attempts to move the ball down the field
2 : a practice game between two teams or between two groups from the same team
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