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Recent Examples of tailgateFrom outings like tailgating and attending football games to staying in and decorating our homes for autumn, this season is all about enjoying the great outdoors and visiting with family and friends.—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025 Thousands of cars were parked outside War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Saturday morning to tailgate at the first ever football game between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University.—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025 The Wolverines take on the New Mexico Lobos at Michigan Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Weather for tailgating ahead of the game should be great — mid-70s — but the low Saturday night will be in the upper 40s.—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The statement says that the two vehicles began to tailgate and break-check each other before West shot one round into the SUV.—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tailgate
The period was marked by the dramatic fall from grace of his younger brother, then-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admitted to smoking crack cocaine and then was dogged by evidence of a string of other abusive behavior.
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Akey, dogged all night by Legend’s pass rushers, used her pure speed to score the game’s first touchdown, sprinting into the end zone from 7 yards out.
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