How to Use onside kick in a Sentence

onside kick

noun

• The Jags onside kick attempt failed and the Texans held on to win.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2020
• No lead is safe…especially when a group of players stare at spinning football rather than try to recover an onside kick.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2020
• The thought was on fourth down, kick the field goal, try to recover an onside kick and perhaps get a touchdown on a Hail Mary.
  — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2020
• The other major change involves onside kicks, where a team tries to maintain possession of the ball by kicking it to their own players.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 3 Apr. 2024
• The two-point conversion was no good and the subsequent onside kick fell safely into the hands of Pallotti.
  — Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2020
• With its lead cut to 48-42, Colorado recovered the ensuing onside kick and that was that.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
• The Friars then recovered an onside kick at the Patriots 49.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2020
• The Scarlet Knights then almost recovered the ensuing onside kick.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2020
• More recently, what if Tom Allen had been ready for an onside kick late in the fourth quarter of the 2020 Gator Bowl?
  — Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2020
• Vavae Malepeai, who opened the game with a fumble at the goal line, jump-started the drive after the onside kick, rushing for 33 yards on two carries to get the Trojans close.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
• How was a winless Vanderbilt team that never led able to claw back for an onside kick attempt in the final minute that could have given it a chance for a game-winning Hail Mary?
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2020
• But those jitters were well behind him when, immediately after his touchdown catch, the freshman was among the Trojans sent to recover a desperation onside kick.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
• After the onside kick, Sanders took a knee twice to run out the clock.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2022
• But the Rams failed to recover the onside kick, and the Bengals ran out the clock.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• 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 Eagles recovered the onside kick, and Hurts kneeled out the clock.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 14 Dec. 2020
• 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
• The Rams did not fall victim to an onside kick, ending a two-game streak.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
• The Toreros recovered an onside kick to open the second half and couldn’t score.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• 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
• But the Spartans recovered the onside kick to put it away.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2021
• With the new rule, however, comes a loss: the surprise onside kick.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024