How to Use ram in a Sentence
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The ram whirled, rushed down off his rocky pinnacle, and went by us.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
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Herb’s ram ran about 50 feet after he was hit with a broadside shot high through his lungs.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
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Nacua isn’t the only Rams player trying to earn an extension right now.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 30 July 2026
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The whale then lets go, before another orca rams into the sunfish carcass at a high speed.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
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He isn’t supposed to see the field until at least next season, if the Rams can keep Stafford upright.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
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With a chance to win another championship on their home turf, the Rams are indisputably all-in.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
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Nacua is one of the Rams’ best players and absolutely their most popular.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
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An absolute embarrassment of riches — not that the Rams are shy about it.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
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The Rams don’t run the ball well enough to be the overwhelming favorite to win the Super Bowl but who cares?
—Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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If Nacua has been the flashiest through two practices, the most under-the-radar has been the Rams’ newest receiver.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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And no one should want to see the Rams’ sure-handed wide receiver let generational wealth slip through his fingers.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
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Last season, the Rams lost several games that featured major special teams breakdowns.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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The last two years, the Rams relied too heavily on the pass rush to help the secondary instead of finding a balance between the two.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
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No doubt the Rams are gauging Donald’s interest in returning.
—Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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Experts say long flights, like the 18-hour journey the 49ers and Rams will take, are tough on inflammation and blood flow.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
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Entering a season in which they are favored to win the Super Bowl, the Rams have added uniforms that pay homage to past glory.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
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With Stafford, 38, back for an 18th season, the Rams are favored to win the Super Bowl.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
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The Rams don’t have an update on Aaron Donald’s potential return from retirement.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
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The team’s first preseason game is against the Los Angeles Rams on August 15.
—Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 18 July 2026
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Taylor was shot in her bed by Louisville police officers executing a no-knock raid and using a battering ram to break into her apartment.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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The Aoudad is a chunky animal, bigger than the average desert bighorn ram, though smaller than some North American wild sheep.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
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Regardless, the Rams are still expected to be playing for another title on their home turf in February.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
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The Los Angeles Rams should have the advantage with five offensive linemen and a running back to block five rushers.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 July 2026
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And Nacua continues to command the Rams’ wide receiver room alongside six-time Pro Bowler Adams.
—Kai Dizon, Oc Register, 30 July 2026
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The Rams didn’t have anyone who could reliably do it from an outside cornerback spot last season, freezing their creativity in the playoffs.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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Rams star receiver Puka Nacua racked up an embarrassing series of off-field incidents that put his feature with his team in peril.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
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Irvin spent 10 of his 11 years with the Rams, though his career ended after one season with the Detroit Lions.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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After falling short in the playoffs last season, the Rams are prime contenders to come out of the NFC in 2026.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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Ram will even sell you a 392 Track Pack, which adds better aero, handling, and braking for $82,790 total.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 29 July 2026
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The Rams have made too many big roster moves to believe that anything short of winning the Super Bowl could be considered a successful season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
- The car slid and rammed against the wall.
- He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down.
- She rammed her fist against the wall in anger.
- She rammed the cork into the barrel.
- They deliberately rammed my car from behind.
- He deliberately rammed his car into mine.
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Each opening gets rammed right through.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Once, her head was rammed against the side of a truck by police.
—Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2019
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Garfield grabbed her by the arm and rammed his head into her torso.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2018
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The streets were so rammed with people that the bus could barely move.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Over the coming months, students rammed her desk with their chairs.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
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In a marina next door, some of the boats lay half-sunken or rammed against docks.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Davis rammed his eagle putt six feet past the hole and missed the birdie putt coming back.
—Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2017
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Riders could even make the saucers ram into each other like bumper cars.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
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Do not ram your car into an officer.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Survivors later said the coast guard vessel rammed their boat.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around, and rammed his nasty-ass tongue down my throat.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023
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The van rammed through a fence onto the game field, Dee said, but deputies did not follow.
—Melissa Murphy, The Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2019
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The suspect was slightly injured when the civilian rammed him with a car.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2025
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The attacker had rammed his four-door pickup truck into the front of the chapel.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rosh Hashanah begins with the blowing of a shofar, or ram’s horn.
—al, 6 Sep. 2021
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Police had to ram the apartment’s front door to open it, Contee said.
—NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022
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Caught between predator and prey, Potter gets rammed twice by the shark.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2023
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Carroll rammed his left knee into the fence in the sixth inning and was removed from the game.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2023
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Rashid said the car began ramming people about 10 feet away from him.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
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The store showed signs of having been rammed with a vehicle, though nothing was stolen.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Members of a pod had been ramming and shaking boats in the area for more than three years, and had now sunk four.
—Sallie Tisdale, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
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The teen got in his car, then rammed into his father’s truck, officials wrote.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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He gets rammed by a second vehicle and pushed up on top of the vehicle’s hood.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Police rammed the door open and saw the man standing in the middle of the bedroom chugging a beer.
—Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017
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