How to Use bull rush in a Sentence
bull rush
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Ricard has one of the best bull rush moves on the team.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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In college, a lot of those big guys just try to bull rush you.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 1 Jan. 2022
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Ehlinger bull rushed Buechele for the win, earning his team a 3-0 head start.
—Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2018
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Doesn't have the power to bull rush or go through blockers.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
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Quinn used his speed up the field, and Thomas prepared for speed to power, like a bull rush.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2020
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And pass-rushing moves of that era were relatively simple: the bull rush, the club-and-rip, the spin.
—Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 20 Sep. 2017
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Run or pass, Jones always uses a bull rush technique at the start.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
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His burst, when paired with a bull rush, can be a lethal combination.
—Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 15 Dec. 2017
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The same was true on Tuesday; Paye took the opportunity of the first day in full pads to work on his bull rush and counter moves off of it.
—Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2021
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Bowser has been unlucky not to get at least a few more sacks, and Ferguson has shown a strong bull rush.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Oct. 2020
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Parsons also uses a bull rush, putting his arms into the chest of a tackle to push him back.
—Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023
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There is only a small handful of elite left tackles who aren’t going to have issues with the bull rush from time to time.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
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When a bull rush doesn’t work, Parsons finds another way.
—Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023
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On another, Kwiatkoski switched tactics and bull rushed Cook straight into Cousins for the sack.
—Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 29 Sep. 2019
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In pass-rushing situations, Van Ness was too quick for most guards, and his bull rush on the edge was uncommon.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
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Morris-Brash created pressure on a third-down bull rush on the defense’s first possession of the game.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Tonga’s bull rush is an effective weapon to collapse the pocket.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 16 Dec. 2020
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On the next possession, Kenneth Grant recorded a sack on a bull rush up the middle, which quickly forced another three-and-out.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024
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Payton Turner, Edge, Houston Utilizes strong bull rush to wreak havoc and has the pursuit speed to track down targets.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
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Officers also used batons to strike protesters caught up in the bull rush.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
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With exception to that and a bull rush from Steelers nose tackle Cam Heyward, Burrow was cool and collected in the pocket in the first half.
—Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
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Can be devastating bull rushing off the edge, getting on the same level of the passer, shucking the block and finishing.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
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White is building out his repertoire as a pass rusher, after spending most of the year relying on a mean bull rush and inside move.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2024
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Ferguson hasn’t shown much variety in his pass-rush skill set, but his best move — the bull rush — could be a weapon against the quick-passing offenses on the Ravens’ schedule.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 27 July 2021
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Donald, who's in the mix to win a record fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, can rag-doll guards, bull rush tackles, evade backs or just out-quick any blocker in space.
—USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
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Miller went outside on rookie right tackle Jawaan Taylor and then used a semi-bull rush on Taylor to get into his pads.
—Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2019
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Why was there an investor bull rush (see charts above and below) into the housing market during the pandemic?
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
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Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah pushed Eichenberg back on a bull rush on the 1-on-1 rep that stood out most during that portion of practice.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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That might’ve been why he was uncharacteristically beat on a bull rush for a sackin the second half.
—Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 14 Oct. 2020
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Will bull rush straight up the field all too often and miss a chance to press the pocket, allowing quarterbacks to step up underneath him and complete passes.
—cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
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