strong side

noun

: the side of a football formation having the greater number of players

specifically : the side on which the tight end plays

Examples of strong side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The model also went makeup-free in the picture, and held a striped mug while looking at her strong side profile. —Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025

He will be joined on the strong side at Mike linebacker by the 6-3, 210-poud senior Will Gray, who came up as a sophomore and played the regular-season finale and playoff game at Edwardsville when Younie was out with an elbow injury. —Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025

Yes, Trinidad and Tobago played poorly and is not a strong side, but, as center back Chris Richards pointed out, Mexico got a run for its money the night before against the Dominican Republic in a surprisingly tight 3-2 result. —Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 16 June 2025

But his willingness to blast away has given Pastrnak freedom to work his strong side. —Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for strong side

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied