Example Sentences

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Two receivers were stacked to his left, and the nickel corner was blitzing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Brooks Koepka was blitzing through major championships like they were so many John Deere Classics and Phoenix Opens, he did so with an alpha arrogance that was simultaneously off-putting and admirable.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

The call was made in the third quarter when Griffin ran to block Dallas cornerback Jayron Kearse, who was blitzing toward Taysom Hill.

From Fox News • Dec. 5, 2021

“Every time I was blitzing, I was coming free. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That was fun, probably the most fun I had in football in college.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2013

As he spoke, Terry McAuliffe, the notable Democratic money man who presumably emerged from the womb doing The Walk, was blitzing through in the lobby, waving to everyone.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2012