flying tackle


nounFootball.
  1. a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.

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How to use flying tackle in a sentence

  • Whenever he sees what he believes to be a notion he leaves his feet and tries to bring it down with a flying tackle.

    Pieces of Hate | Heywood Broun
  • But in one bound Bob brought him to the ground with a flying tackle that he had used so advantageously on the football field.

    The Forest of Mystery | James H. Foster
  • And without more ado, he made a flying tackle, his arms locking about Bobs knees.

  • And now he dived for the astonished German's legs and brought him down with a flying tackle.

  • Before they could recover, Jack knocked one out with the gun barrel, then came a flying tackle at the other.

    The End of Time | Wallace West