running back
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Rising rates could send investors running back to the safety of Big Tech.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
They then added running back Kaelon Black - who did not even get an invitation to the NFL Combine - in the third round.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Gamble, who turns 36 in June, is a running back and linebacker for the Los Angeles Legends in the Women’s National Football Conference, a full-contact professional league consisting of 16 franchises across the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
I believe this because I worked alongside them during an earlier Mueller-led investigation into the National Football League’s handling of a domestic abuse case involving running back Ray Rice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Omi ran over to the car, said something in Spanish through the open window, then came running back.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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