How to Use rushing in a Sentence

rushing

noun

• The Titans are ranked No. 1 in rushing, the Browns are No. 2.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2020
• The Ravens still lead the league in rushing and rank in fifth in yards per carry.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• Vale’s quick rushing attack was able to keep the Vikings in it against the Lancers.
  — John Braese For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2021
• The five-yard rushing touchdown was the first Auburn touchdown of the game.
  — Giana Han, al, 5 Dec. 2020
• In 7 on 7s, there is no rushing, so that part of Williams' game was left out.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2022
• The rushing, the juggling, the schmoozing, the schlepping, the chitty-chat.
  — Kristi Faulkner, Forbes, 21 June 2021
• That’s the sixth-fewest rushing yards allowed in a game in the Kelly Era.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2020
• Jabari Small is the leading rushing with 612 yards and 8 TDs.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2021
• Joey Dostal added 84 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Wildcats.
  — cleveland, 25 Sep. 2020
• The Spartans managed 12 rushing yards and four first downs in the half.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2020
• Ibrahim has 15 rushing touchdowns this year, three shy of the school record.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
• Rush Yards In all four first-round games, the teams with greater rushing yards came out on top.
  — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
• Alex Smith threw for 190 yards and a touchdown and Spencer Ware added a rushing score.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
• That brought his rushing totals for the day to nine carries for 64 yards.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• The Larry Johnson school of pass-rushing has a process.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
• Tyre Shelton opened the game with a 1-yard rushing touchdown.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
• Aidan Brown and Jaye Warren each added a rushing score.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2020
• That is more rushing yards than Penn State allowed in nine of its first 10 games.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2019
• Miller’s long touchdown catch wiped out the 6-0 lead the Vikings took on Cook’s 14th rushing touchdown.
  — Fred Goodall, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2020
• The Miami defense held Pitt to 26 yard rushing and four field goals in the red zone.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2020
• The Packers rank 20th in rushing and yards per attempt.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 17 Dec. 2021
• Three of Jacobs’ 100-yard rushing games this season have come in the last five weeks.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Midway through the season, Texas State was able to run away with a 34-yard rushing play.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 June 2021
• At the Rose Bowl, Jackson once again made his best case to be Utah’s main rushing option in 2023.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
• Mayfield’s 13 rushing yards led the Browns in the half, and Chubb had three carries for seven yards.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2019
• Peterson needs just 845 yards to pass Sanders for fourth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2020
• The Browns lead the NFL in rushing, averaging 172 yards per game.
  — oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
• Justin Fields will just miss out on Lamar Jackson's rushing record.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
• Nic Brubaker, also a track and field sprinter, led the Titans with 527 rushing yards last year.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
• Estime had his best game of the preseason, leading Denver with 45 rushing yards.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025