Interception means: An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted. Related words include prevention or catch. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Interception in practice.
Interception in a sentence
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Interception meaning
- An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
- An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
- A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
Synonyms of Interception
Example sentences (20)
He may not have thrown an interception in his last seven games, but he also only has one touchdown in his last six.
Made a key interception after Saka squared the ball back across goal with Martinez out trying to pounce on the ball.
But Rogers had an interception in the red zone and a fumble in a game where both defenses struggled to get stops.
Early in the 4th quarter, a frustrated Metcalf slammed his helmet on the sideline after a Drew Lock interception.
Linebacker Tre Freeman got his interception from Morris in the first half, while also having eight unassisted tackles.
Of his seven-career CFL picks, six were produced in 2022, including an interception he returned for a touchdown.
Flowers, who turns 28 next month, had 27 tackles and one interception in 15 games with Cincinnati last season.
Martin Odegaard’s clever interception and subsequent pass found Gabriel Jesus, who forced Jason Steele into a fine save.
After Tittle’s interception with 4:41 left, Malachuk threw another TD pass to Penley, this time for 40 yards.
Harris finished 20-of-33 passing for 179 yards with a touchdowns and two interception in his Riders' debut.
Jared Schnoor also had an interception for Edison and Noah Thompson and Daniel Bruce Fisi’iHoi Hansen each recorded a sack.
Made an excellent interception from Fallowfield’s cross in the first half and helped turn Howe’s effort away in the second.
Mahomes is normally a hot starter — 35 touchdowns, one interception and a 130.8 passer rating in Weeks 1-2.
Backup Cameron Dukes was eight-of-15 passing for 63 yards and an interception as Calgary held the ball for almost 39 minutes.
His 23-yard interception return to the Green Bay 45 on a deep pass intended for came with 3:27 remaining.
However, six minutes and 38 seconds after the first pick was all it took for another Badger interception.
A 30-yard touchdown pass with 4:57 remaining in the game, and a interception in the final minute preserved the Lions’ shutout.
He also ranked second nationally among defensive backs with his 114 stops – 50 solo – and added his fifth career interception.
Colorado's third string walk-on QB just caught his own pass and threw an interception on the same play.
In his debut with the Michigan Panthers, Paxton Lynch fumbled twice, threw an interception, and posted a QB rating of just 1.7.
Common combinations with interception
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an interception 91×
- interception and 21×
- the interception 16×
- interception of 15×
- one interception 14×
- interception return 12×
- interception on 12×
- interception in 10×
- interception for 6×
- interception from 6×
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