offside

adverb or adjective

off·side ˈȯf-ˈsīd

: illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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Summer signing Mbappe was caught offside eight times, Hansi Flick’s Barca team ran riot and Madrid’s arch-rivals went six points clear at the top of the table. —

Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 The lone Patriots highlight of the game came when Maye got the Chargers to jump offside, then with pressure in his face, threw a 36-yard dime to wide receiver Demario Douglas for a touchdown. —

Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024 This is an admirable achievement considering that Los Blancos were as many as six points behind their Barca following a 4-0 thrashing in El Clasico, where Mbappe was caught offside eight times by Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez's infamous trap. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 But the Panthers were ruled offside after a successful challenge by Brind’Amour. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for offside