on offense

idiom

US, sports
: playing on the part of the team that tries to score points or goals

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The Wolverines defensive back was a part-timer on offense, catching 11 passes for 231 yards and two scores. Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024 Sims can leap with the best of them and has flashed the potential to rebound at a high level, but costly mistakes on offense have hurt his opportunities this season. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024 In the past two weeks, the team has scored 42 total points, with 12 of those coming from interception returns, highlighting the struggles to sustain drives and produce points on offense. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 The Niners are particularly banged up on offense and placed running Christian McCaffrey back on injured reserve this week with a right knee sprain. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on offense 

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“On offense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20offense. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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