How to Use linebacker in a Sentence

linebacker

noun
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  • Peppers played at linebacker, slot corner, boundary corner, and safety.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Colts fans -- and their All-Pro linebacker -- weren't apologizing for getting that first win of the season.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The throw came from a linebacker — why not? — during a stoppage of play immediately after the game’s biggest moment.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Nicholson will have a stable of experienced linebackers for his first season in Columbia.
    — Davis Wilson, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Senior linebacker/receiver Isaac McKim is inspired by Carrillo.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Injuries have been a factor, especially at outside linebacker, where only Odafe Oweh has played without limitations this season.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The key to the defense is the play of two linebackers drafted in the middle rounds.
    — Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The linebacker tied the school record with 58 career games played.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
  • Chase ran a slot and cut between the linebacker and the safety.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This time, Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay ran right up the middle and wasn’t blocked.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Green Bay’s rookie outside linebacker played just 155 snaps in the first nine games of the year.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There was a stretch where Samuel, Williams and star linebacker Dre Greenlaw were all hurt.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The Aztecs also need to find a couple new starters at linebacker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Colin Allred was a linebacker in the NFL for five seasons.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • His father was a five-time All-Pro linebacker for the Steelers.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The All-Pro outside linebacker wanted to show it on tape.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Green Bay’s linebackers have been solid for most of the season.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps linebacker Nick Bolton will use some of that money to pay a fine.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The linebacker made three Pro Bowls and was a regular starter for a decade with Oakland.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This should be the most talented linebacker depth since at least 2020.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To make room for Tonyan, the Vikings waived rookie linebacker Donovan Manuel.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024
  • Bradley, a Cal transfer who is built like a linebacker, has the strength to play through contact and finish at the rim.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • And linebacker Karene Reid was held out of action in last week’s win at Baylor.
    — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Bears had a tall player near the goal line in 6-foot-5 middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Britt Reid, the former outside linebackers coach for the Chiefs and son of the team's head coach Andy Reid, had been sentenced to three years in prison.
    — Joe Ruiz, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The blades on massive wind turbines can be as long as a football field and as strong as a linebacker.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Then Murray peeled off to turn and shove outside linebacker Thomas Incoom to the ground.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The 6-foot, 220-pound senior linebacker managed to be the heart and soul of the Griffins despite playing this fall with a torn right ACL.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Edge rusher Brian Burns was selected as a first alternate at outside linebacker, while rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers was chosen as a second alternate, as well.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025

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