beat man
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He can beat man coverage quickly, allowing indecisive Teddy Bridgewater to get the ball out of his hands.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
“You don’t get to see a lot of one-on-ones, how they beat man coverage,” 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2020
He’s going to do his thing, he can beat man coverage, he can catch the football.
From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2015
Instead of going with the tight bunches and myriad crossing patterns that most coaches use to beat man coverage, he went with a barrage of outside fly routes.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2012
Most animals have far more natural intelligence than the American wolf; and yet none of these animals seem to be able to beat man in the battle of wits.
From The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two by Ghosh, Sarath Kumar
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