How to Use yarder in a Sentence

yarder

noun
  • Chase Allen nailed a 48 yarder to tie the game at 10 in the third quarter.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 17 Apr. 2021
  • The first missed field goal was a 46 yarder and the second was from 29 yards out.
    Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • On the 14 and eight-yarder, Potts and his tight end did that little toss.
    Robert Avery, Chron, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The next drive, an 80 yarder that included 13 plays, was more of the same.
    Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Turner did miss a 49 yarder in the third quarter that would have tied the game.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • His score, which came with 7:42 to go in the game, was a six-yarder that secured the win for Beechwood.
    John Snodgrass, Cincinnati.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Moore downed Koch’s second punt late in the first quarter, which was a 58 yarder, on the 3-yard line.
    Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • No wide out had a catch of more than 25 yards in the first two games before Brooks caught a 29 yarder on the third snap.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Bush tucked the ball away and scampered for runs of nine, 14 and eight yards with the eight yarder delivering the points.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Among the efforts was a career-long 65 yarder and three inside the Colorado 20.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The Tigers were twice whistled for five-yarders in that possession.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Mesa quarterback Manny Pino threw for 94 yards and one score—a six yarder to Tre Brown.
    Azcentral.com, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Lowman scored two other times on a 12-yard run in the second period and a four-yarder in the third.
    John Peery, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Guzman crossed the goal line twice as well with his first being from three yards out and his second on a eight-yarder.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Saban sent the field goal team out for a 22-yard kick a series after Will Reichard drilled a 26 yarder.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The sophomore walkon made three field goals on Friday, including a career-best 50 yarder in the first quarter.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2020
  • After a five-yard Ponies penalty, Evans was scoring his seven-yarder.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Wentz’s fourth touchdown pass, a two-yarder to receiver Alshon Jeffery late in the third quarter, put the Eagles ahead, 31-28.
    Gary Klein, latimes.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • The team’s first touchdown arrived after a holding call, a five-yarder and a personal foul whistle that wiped away a touchdown.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The sophomore had a 25-yard interception return, and added another 68 yarder in the fourth quarter.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Stafford’s men only faced one third-down situation in the drive and that was a two-yarder that Aguirre collected just before the dramatic 38-yard pass-and-run by Nava.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2020
  • The second scoring toss, a four-yarder to Larry Fitzgerald with 43 seconds left in regulation, forced overtime.
    Si Wire, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Following Dugger’s fumble recovery, Folk hit a game-long 44 yarder.
    Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Miami only kicked one field goal — a 30 yarder from Jason Sanders — Thursday night, and that was to cap a fourth-quarter drive where Miami had dialed back the offense, and were just trying to close out the games final few minutes.
    Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The senior was perfect on three field goal attempts -- including two 50-plus yarders -- and connected on all six of his extra point opportunities.
    Laura Goldman, AL.com, 23 Sep. 2017

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