Examples of rusher in a Sentence
He was the team's leading rusher last year.
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Aug. 1, 2024
A Chargers’ first-team defense that features pass rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack and safety Derwin James intercepted several passes, tipped others and forced fumbles.
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
Thursday was a day the blitz packages were utilized and the defense got to the quarterbacks with effectiveness and regularity.
Edge rushers, cornerbacks and safeties were all getting into the backfield and either getting sacks or being disruptive.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
There, Johnson emerged a key contributor and the team’s second leading rusher.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
Odds and Ends • Four edge rushers are pretty squarely on the 53-man roster in Baron Browning, Jonathon Cooper, Nik Bonitto and rookie Jonah Elliss.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 31 July 2024
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
Thursday was a day the blitz packages were utilized and the defense got to the quarterbacks with effectiveness and regularity.
Edge rushers, cornerbacks and safeties were all getting into the backfield and either getting sacks or being disruptive.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
There, Johnson emerged a key contributor and the team’s second leading rusher.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
Odds and Ends • Four edge rushers are pretty squarely on the 53-man roster in Baron Browning, Jonathon Cooper, Nik Bonitto and rookie Jonah Elliss.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 31 July 2024
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“Rusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusher. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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