How to Use onside kick in a Sentence

onside kick

noun

• After the onside kick, Sanders took a knee twice to run out the clock.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2022
• The Trojans recovered an onside kick to milk the rest of the clock.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
• But the 49ers recovered the onside kick and time ran out for the Lions.
  — Steve Almasy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
• But the Aztecs recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Jets then recovered the onside kick at their own 47 and marched down the field for the game-winner on a third-and-10 play.
  — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
• Nick Neiman may have saved this thing when a very late onside kick bounced off Joshua Palmer.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• The call to go for the onside kick with six minutes left was a good one and ASU very nearly pulled that off.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2022
• The Seminoles scored 14 points in the final nine minutes, setting up a botched onside kick that gave the Gators the ball and the win.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• Having no timeouts left, the Bills were forced to try an onside kick.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
• That set the stage for the onside kick that was recovered by the Red Wolves, but called back by penalty.
  — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
• But when the Chargers failed to recover the onside kick that followed, the game was over.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
• First, Edinger’s onside kick took the kind of big second bounce kickers seek.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2021
• Forest Hill opened the game with an onside kick attempt, but the ball failed to travel 10-yards.
  — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2021
• If Fields would have hit one of them, maybe the Bears would have attempted a field goal and then an onside kick.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• With no timeouts available, the Jets tried an onside kick.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 20 Sep. 2022
• Against the Steelers, the Browns could’ve lost if Pittsburgh had recovered the onside kick.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
• The Jaguars added a 48-yard field goal late but were unable to recover the onside kick with 25 seconds left in the game.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2023
• Green Bay recovered the onside kick attempt and took a knee on two straight plays to run out the clock and escape with the win.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021
• The Pittsburgh native fielded an onside kick in the final minute to lock up the 37-30 win and kept the ball for himself.
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
• Their comeback ended, though, with two late turnovers and a failed onside kick.
  — Dave Skretta, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
• Then came the onside kick recovery that lit a fire on the Guyer sideline.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
• North Hardin gave them a bit of an assist though, starting the game with an onside kick attempt.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2021
• The Bisons recovered an onside kick, blocked a field goal and returned a kickoff for a score.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Southern Miss kicked a field goal with 13 seconds left, but the Jaguars recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 19 Nov. 2022
• All week in practice, the first-year Oregon Ducks coach had drilled a surprise onside kick.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
• After pulling within 22-17, the Jets tried an onside kick, but Peppers was there to pounce.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
• And then Lawton watched helplessly as the Pirates got the ball right back with an onside kick.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2021
• South Alabama then recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock to end the game.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2022
• Instead of an onside kick, teams can run a fourth and 12 from their own 33 in what the league bills as a high risk-high reward option.
  — cleveland, 4 July 2022
• The Panthers were targeting Cherry on the onside kicks, three times kicking the ball at him.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024