How to Use drop pass in a Sentence

drop pass

noun

• This was while dealing with 32 dropped passes (fourth-most in the NFL).
  — Matt Gajewski, SI.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• The Owls have had a steady streak of dropped passes and the receiving corps was supposed to be one of the strengths of the team.
  — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• Kaprizov had a between-the-leg drop pass to Rask, whose shot was stopped by Fleury.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
• Their 23 dropped passes tied for ninth-most, per Stats Inc.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2017
• There were a few times when the receivers did get open but still dropped passes.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
• Hall, taking a drop pass from Zacha, pulled New Jersey even at 2:28 with a blast from the top of the right circle.
  — Mike Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
• The East bogged down from there with two dropped passes, but Seger delivered with the key field goal.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 6 June 2019
• Weise scored his first goal of the season off a between-the-legs drop pass from No. 2 overall draft pick Nolan Patrick.
  — Dan Gelston, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• Stay away: Miller struggled at times with dropped passes.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Weise scored after taking a ridiculous drop pass from rookie Nolan Patrick in front of the net.
  — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• And there were a few more dropped passes, most notably by Raheem Mostert on fourth down in the first quarter.
  — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Fabbri broke a tie after he was set up by Dylan Larkin's drop pass with 7:32 left in the second.
  — Larry Lage, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
• Nathan MacKinnon took a drop pass from Landeskog from the left wing, drove between the circles and fired a low shot.
  — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2019
• Hanley also set up Rhett Gardner for a scoring chance with a between the legs drop pass around the net.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2021
• Figure lessons learned on defense and at least one or two fewer dropped passes, and that equals a win.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• Bellemare gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, scoring off a drop pass from O'Brien, who won the puck in the left circle.
  — Joe Harris, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
• Hill then flashed the leather on a Matthews one-timer off a Tavares drop pass, but Couture iced it into the empty net with under a minute to play.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2021
• Then, there was this: Manning had 43 dropped passes on catchable balls last year.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 4 May 2018
• Only a few dropped passes keep the grade from being higher.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2017
• Coutee had one dropped pass against the Ravens nullified by a penalty, but caught the other three passes thrown to him for 25 yards.
  — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2019
• In the second period, Patrick Kane turned the puck over on a drop pass in the neutral that sent Colton Sissons racing the other way.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
• The Canadiens struck first as Petry took a drop pass from Drouin and fired a shot through traffic past Andersen at 2:19.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2017
• Both Bay View’s final two possessions of the half were marred by penalties and dropped passes.
  — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017
• Oshie entered the Vegas zone and left a drop pass for Nicklas Backstrom.
  — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 4 June 2018
• Yes, there were a couple dropped passes, but nothing that would greatly sway the numbers.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• The 49ers had more than a half-dozen dropped passes in the overtime loss to Seattle last Monday, and at least three big drops early on Sunday.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Hintz scored his first goal on the power play following a slick drop pass from Alexander Radulov in the first period.
  — Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2022
• Among those four incompletions were two dropped passes, one off Smith’s long strike to Tyreek Hill.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• Downside: Miller has struggled at times with dropped passes.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Njoku open but dropped pass at sideline at Minnesota 15.
  — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 29 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024