How to Use pigskin in a Sentence
pigskin
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But the 39-year-old athlete doesn’t just stick to the pigskin.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2017
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The depths of the bowl gave up ribbons of pigskin and cross-sections of heart.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2017
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To start the 990v5 process, the factory floor needs flats full of pigskin hide.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2019
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Ask him to drop one in a bucket from 40 yards out, and that pigskin plunked in.
—Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2020
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The next time the team faced fourth down, Miller’s snap bounced through the legs of his punter, who chased the pigskin for a loss of 27 yards.
—Laine Higgins and Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2020
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The man just wants to toss the pigskin around with his sons, who are both on the football team now, okay?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2021
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Queen, seeing only the end zone ahead of him tried to snatch up the pigskin and go.
—Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2021
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Time to fire up the grill, whip out the pigskin and cue the fight song – the college football season is here.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022
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Now, the Big East is virtually out of the pigskin game.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
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Seeing the pigskin thrown around is only part of the appeal.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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And as the pigskin flew that winter day, the tree blew through the streets of the Jewish neighborhood where Daniels lived.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2019
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There will be little or no college pigskin to watch in 2020.
—Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
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Arrion Hughes recovered a high, poor snap that sailed over the punter’s head and took the pigskin all the way to the 1-yard line.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2019
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But please take your seat at Rentschler Field before the pigskin is placed on the tee for opening kickoff.
—Chris Brodeur, courant.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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On some trips, the boys would convince Dad to play football, wadding up a sock to serve as their pigskin.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
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His road to Bearcat fame as a pinpoint pigskin placer was almost a fluke.
—Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
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Think Gary Cooper with a pigskin instead of a Smith & Wesson.
—Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 25 Oct. 2017
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Get out the ol' pigskin and divide the crew up into teams for an old-fashioned game of touch or flag football.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
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Now, who's up for tossing around the ol' pigskin after dinner?
—Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
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But leave it to Griffin, of course, to intertwine purpose and pigskin.
—Shannon Green, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Mar. 2018
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With a sport jacket on, Burton also delivered, pulling the pigskin out of the sky.
—Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 9 Sep. 2019
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Nothin' like watching a guy just a few years short of 40 slinging around the ol' pigskin, throwing over, under and around 22-year-olds.
—Sarah Spain, Marie Claire, 31 Jan. 2014
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Pick some up in the bakery for your hometown pigskin crew or ship nationwide to your favorite out-of-state fans.
—Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 3 Feb. 2021
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There were a couple of bad snaps from center when Mata was in the shotgun formation and the youngster did the wise thing and fell on the loose pigskin.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 7 Oct. 2020
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But even without the pigskin, NBC has plenty to boast about to advertisers next week.
—Joe Flint, WSJ, 12 May 2017
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The Dolphins’ ball carriers never lost control of the pigskin.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
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The pigskin and field at Cardinal Stadium might be a bit slippery.
—Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2019
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Between spliced footage of kids running and doing jumping jacks, Obama makes a cameo on the White House lawn, tossing around the old pigskin.
—Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
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Detroit’s first drive ended on a fourth-and-1 stop at its 45, foreshadowing the pigskin plot.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
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The hands, which are custom cut for women, are made from supple yet durable pigskin leather, while the arms are made from super tough goatskin to protect you from twigs.
—Stephanie Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2017
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