How to Use tailback in a Sentence

tailback

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  • Fellow tailback Jalen John dressed and worked on the side.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Stoner was the first person to greet the tailback on the sideline after the score, and the two shared a hug.
    — The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Ryan Hayes seemed to imply the team may have to go without the star tailback.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The All-Pro tailback has shown signs of regression the last two season.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Four tailbacks from last year’s roster were free agents of some kind.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Allen is the lone healthy tailback with more than 128 rushing yards this season.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Charles Ennis, Chandler's third-string tailback, cashed in on the next play with a scoring run and a 37-27 lead.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • But then, as he was excused from the lectern, the junior tailback offered a final thought of his own.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Austin Ekeler, the tailback who doesn’t touch the ball enough, was good and tough and effective catching out of the backfield.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Ole Miss took a 7-0 lead against Kentucky on a 1-yard run from junior tailback Zach Evans.
    — The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The 3-star tailback is a strong addition in coach Dean Hood's offense.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The junior tailback has six receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown to pace the Pirates.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Simply put, Lebanon had no answer for the legs of the Raptor senior tailback.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
  • What the seventh-string tailback did Saturday was a good sign.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The Badgers deployed two tight ends, two wide receivers and Allen at tailback.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Julius Davis is the only other tailback to carry the ball this season.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022
  • He was not listed among the top-four tailbacks on the depth chart released earlier this week.
    — The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Horvath looks to be the more versatile of the two, having played tailback at Purdue.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
  • In the top picture, the defensive end makes Jackson pitch the ball, which allows Owusu-Koramoah to run down the tailback.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Running back Keilan Robinson is the third-team tailback but has proven to be a standout on special teams.
    — Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The junior tailback was in the midst of one of the best seasons for a running back in Michigan program history.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Michigan has the game’s star tailback in Corum, who missed the TCU game last year with a season-ending knee injury.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • As a sophomore with the Bulldogs, playing at tailback in a single wing offense, Trippi starred in the 1943 Rose Bowl game.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Even Nix got into the trick-play act by catching an 18-yard touchdown pass from tailback Bucky Irving.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the injury, some draft analysts have him among the top tailbacks available.
    — Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Sophomore Chase Flaherty was the main tailback and had some big runs in the second half, including a TD.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Sophomore tailback Zeke Rodriguez led Casteel’s offense on the ground with 91yards.
    — Ben Stapley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That came after the death of former Wisconsin tailback Brent Moss on Sunday.
    — Jeff Potrykus, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Bobby played single-wing tailback on his high school football team.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The Cowboys went 98 yards for the winning touchdown, scored by tailback Ezekiel Elliott with a two-yard run with 41 seconds remaining.
    — Mark Maske, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2022

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