How to Use linebacker in a Sentence

linebacker

noun

• The key to the defense is the play of two linebackers drafted in the middle rounds.
  — Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
• The linebacker tied the school record with 58 career games played.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
• Chase ran a slot and cut between the linebacker and the safety.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
• This time, Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay ran right up the middle and wasn’t blocked.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2023
• Green Bay’s rookie outside linebacker played just 155 snaps in the first nine games of the year.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• There was a stretch where Samuel, Williams and star linebacker Dre Greenlaw were all hurt.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
• The Aztecs also need to find a couple new starters at linebacker.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
• Colin Allred was a linebacker in the NFL for five seasons.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
• His father was a five-time All-Pro linebacker for the Steelers.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
• The All-Pro outside linebacker wanted to show it on tape.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
• Perhaps linebacker Nick Bolton will use some of that money to pay a fine.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
• The linebacker made three Pro Bowls and was a regular starter for a decade with Oakland.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• This should be the most talented linebacker depth since at least 2020.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
• To make room for Tonyan, the Vikings waived rookie linebacker Donovan Manuel.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024
• Bradley, a Cal transfer who is built like a linebacker, has the strength to play through contact and finish at the rim.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• And linebacker Karene Reid was held out of action in last week’s win at Baylor.
  — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• The Bears had a tall player near the goal line in 6-foot-5 middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
• Britt Reid, the former outside linebackers coach for the Chiefs and son of the team's head coach Andy Reid, had been sentenced to three years in prison.
  — Joe Ruiz, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
• The blades on massive wind turbines can be as long as a football field and as strong as a linebacker.
  — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
• Then Murray peeled off to turn and shove outside linebacker Thomas Incoom to the ground.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
• The 6-foot, 220-pound senior linebacker managed to be the heart and soul of the Griffins despite playing this fall with a torn right ACL.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• Michigan was huge, but its linebackers were more for stopping the run out of the I formation.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
• Wide receiver and linebacker were both short-term and long-term needs.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
• But with linebackers dropping like flies off the depth chart, there was little choice but to trust that the true freshman could step in.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• Are the Niners looking to get a No. 2 linebacker aside Warner?
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
• Even without their star linebacker, the Bills are favored.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
• The Oregon Ducks will have a new starting middle linebacker in 2023.
  — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2022
• Wilson has played in 40 games for the Bengals at middle linebacker.
  — Logan Wilson, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023
• He was hit on the back of the head by Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood during an 18-yard scramble, after which Maye continued to play for four more snaps before being taken out of the game.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024