beat man
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Holmes's attitude was bad enough last year, but even worse was his sudden inability to consistently beat man coverage.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2012
Got a call-in from Officer McCaffery, the beat man on Broadway between 108th and 112th.
From Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... by Randall Garrett
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
