five-a-side
Britishnoun
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.
Whiteman hasn't played football, though Baller League and mates' five-a-side teams have been in touch, or followed the game too closely since breaking out of that everyday elite structure.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
"I was playing five-a-side to keep fit and one of the guys was like: 'You've got to play for them'," he recalls.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
But it got to the point where they could have put together an almighty five-a-side team of targets who went elsewhere.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Swaibu says he took a photo of his local five-a-side team and told the fixers they were players in his pocket.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
He unwinds by playing five-a-side football and supporting Arsenal.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
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.
