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Recent Examples of tailbackOn the other hand, every other tailback on the Broncos’ roster Saturday, playing with those same offensive line backups, also landed some kind of moment to hang on the wall.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025 There are bound to be a few upside surprises, just as there were last season with two dynamic tailbacks.—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025 In 2023, Williams took over for Cam Akers as the Rams’ starting tailback in the second game and went on to have a Pro Bowl season despite missing four games with a sprained ankle.—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025 And also, late in the game, Alabama’s sideline getting angry because Georgia tailback Nick Chubb broke a long run.—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tailback
Trailing by three runs, Cora gave the ball to left-hander Justin Wilson, who struck out three straight Diamondbacks to escape the jam and keep his team in the game.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Our Cal-Italia pizza is a white pizza with fig jam, aged balsamic and Prosciutto di Parma.
Hamos further touted job creation, congestion reduction, downstate transit assistance and focus on accessibility as key outcomes of the legislation.
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Lou Sandoval,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Motorists near the Exit 81 ramp at State Route 10 may see some congestion as crews work to lengthen and widen the exit, according to TDOT spokesperson Erin Zeigler.
Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
There’s the merchandise snarl that ensues when Cole Caufield decides to swap out his No. 22 for No. 13 to honor the memory of Johnny Gaudreau.
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