How to Use rusher in a Sentence

rusher

noun

• He was the team's leading rusher last year.
• The four-star edge rusher may be the star of the class for Louisville.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2021
• Through two games, Allen has been one of the best pass rushers in the league.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
• The edge rusher has moved up the draft boards since the combine.
  — Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
• Jackson is a four-star prospect and the No. 7 edge rusher in the class.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• Cooper was a starter and Green was one of the team's best pass rushers.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• Watt may be the best pass rusher in the NFL, and he’s getting paid like it.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022
• This should also help the Bears not feel pressed to take an edge rusher in the first round.
  — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
• Bradley has long had a place in his defense for the pure pass rusher.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022
• So the Rams will be looking for pass rushers and run-stoppers in the draft.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• The Bills made a big splash in free agency with edge rusher Von Miller.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• Here is what Alfred Williams told me about the young rusher this week.
  — Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
• Zoom in: Barkley enters the game as the league's third-leading rusher.
  — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
• Mack had four sacks the first two games but was a non-factor as a pass rusher last week.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 2 Oct. 2022
• The Colts' big splash on defense came at the other spot that killed them in 2021, edge rusher.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2022
• Malik Reed showed the most burst and used good leverage as a rusher.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
• Like Watt, Micah Parsons is the type of rusher who can wreck a game.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022
• The pass rusher notched three sacks in the 27-13 win over the Cardinals to reach the double-digit plateau.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• The edge rusher, 26, had two sacks Sunday to give him nine this season.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
• The Browns believe Chase Winovich can thrive in their system as a pass rusher.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 8 June 2022
• One of the top edge rushers on the West Coast will spend a good portion of his season playing on the East Coast.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2024
• Junior Larry Emery cleared 1,000 yards in the game and became the first UW rusher to hit that mark in a decade.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
• His best plays in college were while on the move, either in the passing game or as a rusher.
  — Randy Peterson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
• Jones brings a huge frame with the athleticism to be a factor as a pass-rusher.
  — Tim Schwartz, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2022
• The Hawks’ top rusher and top three receivers were all seniors.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2022
• Just last year, the Falcons found a rookie 1,000-yard rusher in Tyler Allgeier in the fifth round.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
• Markus Golden is the clear best pass rusher, but is now going to be 31 at the start of next season.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022
• Humphries twice outright whiffed on edge rushers in the second half.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
• Swinson also uses his hands as well as any edge rusher in the draft.
  — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
• Stewart stands 6-foot-1, and doesn’t project as a typical starting edge rusher.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025