Example Sentences

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"We have five players zonally close to our goal," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

He defends not so much zonally, or man-to-man, but by aura.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020

Other sides may be tempted to follow the Herrera model and man-mark Hazard, although for teams used to playing zonally, losing a midfielder to such a specific task can be disorienting.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

At Liverpool Benítez received most criticism for his strategy of defending zonally at corner kicks, when the majority of other Premier League sides defended man-for-man.

From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2012

In the southward extension of their range, as in Utah, they are found at higher elevations which zonally represent lower elevations at more northern latitudes.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.