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noun

an attacking style of play, popularized by the Dutch national team of the 1970s, in which there are no fixed positions and every outfield player can join in the attack

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Words nearby total football

total bases, total communication, total depravity, total eclipse, total fighting, total football, total heat, total impulse, total internal reflection, totalism, totalistic

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How to use total football in a sentence

Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients.
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The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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Former Gov. Jimmy Carter entered the 1976 Presidential campaign as a more or less total unknown.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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Besides these, twenty thousand Indians are under the care of secular priests—making a total of two hundred and five thousand.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Quantitative estimation of the total sulphates yields little of clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The total fresh troops amounted to about 500 men of the 73rd Native Regiment and Spanish cazadores.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.
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