How to Use on the offensive in a Sentence

on the offensive

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  • Willock played on the offensive line in all 15 of the team’s games in their run to the title.
    — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • There are more question marks on the offensive side of the ball.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
  • To me, that was as complete of a day on the offensive side as he's had.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There isn’t a team in the Pac-12 who wouldn’t sign up for that level of depth on the offensive line.
    — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
  • There's been a lot of change, and the entire way of doing things has changed on the offensive side.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Over the course of the last two seasons, the Bengals have dealt with a lot of injuries on the offensive line.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The new leadership pair will have their work cut out for them on the offensive side of the ball.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Reiff did not return to the game, adding to the growing list of injuries on the offensive line.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Aztecs though, are putting forth plus effort on the offensive glass, and now hold an 11-8 edge over Creighton in that space.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
  • But the party will look to go on the offensive in Florida and Texas.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Asked about the starters on the offensive front, Pittman broadened his response to the entire team.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But Ware started slow on the offensive end, beginning 1 of 8 from the field and 0 of 3 on threes.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
  • The Australian guard hasn’t looked like his usual self on the offensive end.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Was being on the offensive a nice change of pace after running from harm the whole movie?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • Can the backups on the offensive line protect Mac Jones?
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Ayton only had eight boards in Game 1 with none on the offensive side.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Some may be on the offensive side, but the most important ones will come on defense.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There’s many players in the modern NBA that can score points at all three levels on the offensive end.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The Nittany Lions grabbed eight of their 17 first-half rebounds on the offensive glass.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a lot riding on the offensive, not the least of which is the need to keep Ukraine’s coalition of backers satisfied with the war’s progress.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • There’s also replacing most of the starters on the offensive line.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The episode ends with one last delusion: Kendall, now on the offensive, wants not only to kill the GoJo deal but to reverse it.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 May 2023
  • Finding their way up front USC will have three new starters on the offensive line this season.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • But also, he’s been a guy that’s been very positive for us on the offensive end.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Three of his rebounds were on the offensive end, leading to six second-chance points for the Wildcats.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Brown pointed out his team did well on the offensive glass by outscoring the Celtics 20-8 on second-chance points.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Right guard is the one position on the offensive line where Oregon does not have to replace a starter.
    — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The Knights saw an opening now just down two as coach Becky Groves urged her team to stay aggressive on the offensive end.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • Biden and Trump both attempted to go on the offensive about the other’s record as president, although the night was short on policy specifics.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
  • The Americans faced a spirited Japan team in the opener that tried to play physical with the U.S. on defense and constantly moved and shot 3’s on the offensive end.
    — Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024

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