How to Use wideout in a Sentence

wideout

noun
  • Lamb will prove to be the best wideout in the 2020 draft.
    Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The last time Green Bay took a first-round wideout was 2002.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
  • That’s Gates’ son who’s off to the Spartans as a wideout.
    Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The Texans should’ve gotten more for one of the best wideouts in the NFL.
    oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Bucs could go with a wideout and maybe get a QB this late.
    Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Yes, this would mean a first-round wideout for a third straight year in Philly.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The Tigers opted for a wideout option pass to open the third quarter.
    Travis Johnson, ajc, 19 Sep. 2021
  • On the first drive of the half, the Lightning nearly scored a touchdown on a long pass, but the ball slipped through the hands of a wideout.
    Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The best wideout, Mike Evans, didn’t catch a pass until the fourth quarter.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Here are 10 things to know about the Cowboys’ newest wideout.
    Caleb Yum, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The 6-foot-1 wideout showed his burst on the play, getting out to the edge and using downfield blocking to find the best path to the end zone.
    Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Samuel rushed for 365 yards, second most by a wideout in the Super Bowl era.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But the Cowboys have their own star wideout in Amari Cooper.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 12 May 2021
  • When Deandre Carter went down, the wideout ranks were thinned even more.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • So, for me that’s the worst thing, just those seniors, especially the guys up front, some of the wideouts.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The wideout said his chemistry with Wentz has been a huge part of his recent scoring spree.
    Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2021
  • But football was cast aside after the wideout wrecked his knee.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The rookie signal-caller and wideout are healthy scratches for the third time in three weeks.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The senior lofted the ball toward the end zone where his senior wideout Rill out-jumped the defenders and brought the ball in for the score.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Brooks passed for three touchdowns, two to Jones Jr. and one to Jalen Coutain, also a senior wideout.
    Jean Racine, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • In Reid's system, those wideouts are numbered, from outside to closest to the ball, 1, 2 and 3.
    Adam Kilgore, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Taking a wideout in Round 1 is a safe pick for a personnel guy in need of a few homeruns.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • Thompson finds his wideout for the 2-point conversion and Mesquite has taken the lead.
    oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Even though there might have been interference, Doe needed more from the wideout on the jump.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Adams is projected to get one of my wideout All-pro votes, though polls will remain open for a while.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Matthews is a former wideout who converted to tight end a few years ago.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
  • Teammates and coaches sprint up the sidelines toward the wideout.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Brandin Cooks hasn’t excelled as a No. 1 wideout without the Saints system that pushed him to the slot often, and Cobb figures to eat a lot of the slot snaps.
    Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The trade for Adams, while still a valuable wideout, seems like a poker player looking for a spare change after already pushing the chips all in at the start of the hand.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Or would Schoen keep seven and tab Robinson over Boykin, retaining six wideouts who only help on offense?
    Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024

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