How to Use sack in a Sentence

sack

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• He was sacked five times and had eight carries for 27 yards.
  — Steve Megargee, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
• Stick wasn’t sacked until early in the third, and then the line got worn down (5 sacks).
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
• On their first business day in charge, the new team sacked more than 60 RNC staffers, telling ...
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
• On the other hand, the Carthage, a block away, was built long after that African city was sacked.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• The Commanders sacked the Giants nine times and lost by 12.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• In fact, the Gamecocks appeared to have won the game, sacking Kramer as time ran out.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2023
• He was sacked seven times and ran for a 35-yard touchdown.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 6 May 2023
• That point has been moot more often than not: Penix has been sacked just 10 times this year.
  — Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
• In total, the Lone Peak defense was able to sack Hillstead three times for a loss of 15 yards.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021
• Jefferson, sacked four times last week, is a big focus for the Tigers.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2023
• The Eagles’ touted pass rush failed to sack Mahomes even once.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2023
• The former Broncos edge rusher just sacked Patrick Mahomes to force the punt.
  — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2024
• Kyle Dugger turned a Matthew Judon strip sack into 6 points.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
• Williams had a team-high 10 carries against the Utes, rushing for 27 yards while getting sacked four times.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Last year, the Ravens sacked Burrow eight times in three games, including four times in their wild-card matchup.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• Trevor Lawrence has been one of the NFL’s hardest quarterbacks to sack this season.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2022
• Which towns and cities, exactly, have been sacked and plundered?
  — Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
• Boise State sacked the quarterback six times last week against North Dakota.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
• Khalil Mack sacked O’Connell that day six times as the Chargers opened a 24-7 halftime lead before hanging on to win.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• In eight games this season, he has been sacked only seven times.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
• But Carlson, who was sacked from Fox last year, seemed ready to surrender.
  — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Same as any game: Run the ball, stop the run, force takeaways, don’t commit turnovers, and, sack Patrick Mahomes on third-and-15 with a fourth-quarter lead.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The defense set the tone early when Jones broke up a pass and sacked Carr on consecutive plays of the Saints’ opening drive.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• But on the first drive coming out of halftime, I got sacked and was thrown directly on my hurt shoulder.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
• The sky was overcast, the temperature was in the upper 60s and no one was allowed to sack the quarterback.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
• On Faalele’s first series, Wise dipped quickly around the rookie’s outside shoulder to sack Jackson with the Ravens in the red zone.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Sep. 2022
• Rodgers tore his Achilles when he was sacked during Monday's night game against the Buffalo Bills.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2023
• That means sacking up a whole bunch of oyster shells to serve as the foundation for a new batch of spat-on-shell coming from the Sea Lab in a few weeks.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 2 June 2023
• Dee Ford burst into the backfield to sack Russell Wilson.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Oct. 2021
• Andrew Laurich broke through to sack Martino for a 27-yard loss, pushing them back from the Yorkville 21.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022

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sack

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• The Eagles’ defense is in the top five in sacks with 20.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• All five sacks were recorded in the final six games of the season.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
• But not just any sack of beans (or foam) will be worth your money.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• The hunter would carry the dog in a sack on their back until a bear was spotted.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
• He was sacked three times, raising his total to eight sacks through three games.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2023
• Lincoln racked up five sacks and returned a fumble for a TD.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
• Robinson led the Tigers with 8.5 sacks with 14 tackles for loss this season.
  — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
• Linebacker Nicholas Morrow has a team-best three sacks.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• The haul at one pond on a recent day was enough to fill four sacks, each roughly the size of a large pillowcase.
  — Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• One of the trucks had been carrying sacks of oranges, which were now bobbing in the current.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• Pass rush Washington State allowed the most sacks in the Pac-12 last season.
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• New York’s offense has now allowed an NFL-high 30 sacks.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
• The 11th-year veteran had tallied two sacks through four games.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• Another squad of ten poor, mangled fellows were taken in and placed on sacks of straw in the aisles.
  — Richard Byrne, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
• Saline took its second drive down to the Brighton 23, but Evan Daily came up with a big third-down sack of Carr for a loss of 7 yards to stymie the scoring threat.
  — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
• As olives rained down, his grandchildren picked them up and began filling the sacks.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• But Campbell’s 100th career sack won’t come in a Ravens uniform.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• That was thanks in part to Jones’s sack of the Chargers quarterback Easton Stick in the third quarter.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
• Not long after, Bertie packed his clothes in an empty flour sack and snuck off to board a train for Washington.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• Justin Hollins followed with a sack, then Khalil Mack added one to halt a drive, and Khalil came back with another to end a drive (third straight game with 2).
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• Charles Harris: The former Dolphins first round bust has 10 sacks in the past three seasons with Detroit.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
• Tristan was all snuggled up in a gray swaddle sleep sack covered in white stars.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• Clean it of any obvious mud or debris before putting it in your sack.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
• Simpson said the defense racked up more 30 sacks this year during Boise State’s 15 spring practices.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2024
• But at least Burns, emerging as one of the NFL’s most dynamic pass-rushers, got a chance to perform his sack dance.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• Bosa played in a limited role in Week 2, totaling two sacks and four tackles in 19 snaps.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Senior Cam Henderson-Reed (63 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, eight sacks) is one of the top linemen in the area.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
• His 13 ½ postseason sacks rank as the third most of any player in NFL history.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
• His 29 sacks during his time in Houston are the fourth-most in franchise history.
  — Josh Criswell, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2023
• Plastic sacks filled with bloody items are piled outside houses.
  — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024