odd-man
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“He’s also doing a lot of little things that I think are helping us out defensively that are leading to offense and odd-man rushes,” Oshie said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
“We had a lot of chances and odd-man rushes,” said Eberle, who was stopped in-close by Forsberg on what had become a 4-on-1 break in the second period.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
Carlsson brought the Ducks to 4-2 after getting a feed from Killorn on an odd-man rush.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
“We always play good defense but gave up too many odd-man rushes. We still came back but we have to start better than that,” Necas said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I had been down in the Argentine, and then in Chili, tramping the country and starving, mostly; and had come up from Valparaiso as odd-man on a cattle-boat.
From The Gadfly by Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lillian)
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