How to Use juke in a Sentence

juke

verb

• She juked and weaved around the defense.
• He juked a couple of defenders and scored.
• Runs very hard after the catch — flashes a nasty stiff arm — or can juke and make guys whiff.
  — The Kansas City Star, kansascity.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Jackson then jukes a would-be tackler and makes it to the edge for a 22-yard gain.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 22 Nov. 2025
• Dart juked Zack Baun for a touchdown run.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Robinson completed one drill that required him to juke, cut and high-step.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
• Well, Jeudy had to juke two guys when Waddle missed his block late in the first quarter.
  — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 29 Sep. 2019
• The song had been released to juke boxes before the radio stations.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• The ability to juke a blitzing cornerback, sprint right and toss an on-the-move, sidearm dart?
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2022
• Fournette took an off-balance step while trying to juke a defender in the fourth quarter.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• On a second-down play in the first quarter, Sanders took a handoff, juked a defender and ran for three yards.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• Smith-Schuster had tried to juke his corner to the outside before cutting upfield.
  — Jacob Klinger, cleveland.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Dowler hauled in the pass, a defender fell down and the receiver juked his way to the end zone for an 87-yard touchdown pass.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
• In 7s, quarterbacks hold the ball for four seconds and run around to find open receivers, who in turn juke defenders with a bunch of moves.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 15 June 2018
• The Buffs star, left on an island with a wave of white jerseys closing in, juked four pass-rushers in the backfield, cut back to his left and shifted gears.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
• Bowie went for an onside kick and Nicko Campbell picked it up, juked a defender and ran 52 yards for a touchdown.
  — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
• Instead, Matthews juked Jeff Skinner, blowing by the Sabres forward.
  — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
• Families were able to juke and jive to high-quality bands from all over the region in the grass, then head a couple of blocks to await the boom boom over the barricades.
  — al, 29 Jan. 2023
• A couple of plays later, though, Allen caught dump-off pass and made a nifty move to juke rookie linebacker Donald Payne.
  — Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 26 May 2017
• Roland broke free before having to juke a defender with a stop and a spin, then beating the Nelson keeper from 12 yards away.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
• Their best chance to tie came with four minutes left as Tim Holton juked a couple defenders and fired a shot at Donahue, who made the save.
  — Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
• In it, chugging on instinct and not playbook, Moss juked one defender and spun through another one before landing in the end zone on his head.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
• Kroeger then juked out an oncoming defender before finding his receiver in the end zone for a 44-yard touchdown pass.
  — Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
• The league offers plenty of examples of ball-carriers from outside the Power 5 who found a way to juke the doubts and whispers.
  — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Another massive stop in the red zone after Jonathan Taylor juked half the Broncos defense out of its cleats on a long run.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
• The ability to move side to side and potentially juke someone is also great for rundowns in baseball or a running back shedding a tackler in football.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 Mar. 2021
• In what might have been the Jets' lone highlight on offense, Wilson displayed some spin moves and juking ability for a 35-yard gain.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• Isaiah Thomas scores his third touchdown of the game, juking multiple Spruce Creek defenders on his way to a 7-yard score.
  — Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
• As Vaz tracked him with the ball in his glove, McCants headed back to second and tried to juke around him, but Vaz made a diving tag to record the out.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2021
• The one-man wrecking ball who is headed to Washington State broke three tackles and juked two other defenders for a 44-yard score.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025