Below you will find example sentences with "defensive line". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Defensive Line in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: defensive
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 28
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.9 words

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "defensive line" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 31.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as along the defensive line in danielle, already depleted defensive line with junior, coach, coordinator and season stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with offensive line, defensive tackle, defensive coordinator, defensive tackle, defensive coordinator and defensive lineman, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with defensive line

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Defensive tackle Gervon Dexter keyed another strong game from the defensive line. (12 words)

Jones was the defensive line coach with the Seahawks from 2013-2016 and a senior defensive assistant last year. (19 words)

Kocurek joined the Lions in 2009 as an assistant defensive line coach, before being promoted to head defensive line coach the following season. (23 words)

Although the task to fill the shoes of former Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, who was selected No. 2 in the 2020 NFL draft, will be difficult, defensive line coach Larry Johnson said there is a leadership value in Cooper returning to the program. (45 words)

After talking with Donald, who retired in March as one of the best defensive players in history, Turner spent a week in Pittsburgh training with defensive line guru Al "Poodie" Carson, an instructor of the Israeli martial art called Krav Maga. (41 words)

Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said the Ohio State defense has something it really has not had before, depth at the linebacker position, giving the Buckeyes an ability to rotate at the position, much like the defense does on the defensive line. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

So, too, were the members of Ohio State's coaching staff most responsible for those particular units, from offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and offensive line coach Justin Frye to defensive line coach Larry Johnson and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.

For an already depleted defensive line, with junior defensive end Nick Bosa out with a core muscle injury since Sept. 15, Landers reiterated a message the line has held since the beginning of the season: next man up.

Kocurek joined the Lions in 2009 as an assistant defensive line coach, before being promoted to head defensive line coach the following season.

Defensive end Jonah Elliss won Defensive Line Player of the Week honors after his 3.5 sacks and five tackles for loss against the Bruins.

Murmurs of defensive weaknesses always surround attacking full-backs, especially those who are asked to so completely abandon their place in the defensive line as Alexander-Arnold often has been when playing the generic full-back role.

On the defensive side, Duke’s experienced defensive line, which returns all four starters from last year, will play a crucial role in containing Notre Dame’s potent offense.

San Jose State finished seventh in the country in sacks last season, thanks to perhaps the best defensive line in the Mountain West, and Brennan praised position coach Joe Seumalo for a long history of productive defensive lines.

After talking with Donald, who retired in March as one of the best defensive players in history, Turner spent a week in Pittsburgh training with defensive line guru Al "Poodie" Carson, an instructor of the Israeli martial art called Krav Maga.

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Defensive tackle Gervon Dexter keyed another strong game from the defensive line.

Although the task to fill the shoes of former Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, who was selected No. 2 in the 2020 NFL draft, will be difficult, defensive line coach Larry Johnson said there is a leadership value in Cooper returning to the program.

But with Michael Pierce out, and still no proven answer at 3-tech, the Vikings are basically going with backup caliber defensive tackles, and really only one top player along the defensive line in Danielle Hunter.

Despite already having an overwhelming number of bodies on the defensive line depth chart, the NY Giants brought in another defensive tackle for a visit despite having other glaring needs.

Despite Texas football defensive coaching staff changes, defensive line coach Oscar Giles is expected to stick around, according to a report in 247Sports.

Heyward will have the opportunity to lead the defensive line while continuing to build his case as one of the best defensive linemen to wear Black and Gold.

When he took over as Minnesota’s defensive line coach, under defensive coordinator Tony Dungy in 1992, he inherited a proven pass-rushing demon in the late Chris Doleman and an emerging one in the previously undrafted Randle.

He coached the defensive line and served as JV coach for five years and last season was defensive coordinator and active head coach.

Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said the Ohio State defense has something it really has not had before, depth at the linebacker position, giving the Buckeyes an ability to rotate at the position, much like the defense does on the defensive line.

He joins the defensive line class with Independence (Mo.) William Chrisman edge rusher Daniel Carson and Houston Westfield defensive tackle Keondre Coburn, further bolstering what’s already the nation’s No. 3-ranked recruiting haul.

Jones was the defensive line coach with the Seahawks from 2013-2016 and a senior defensive assistant last year.

Patricia got back on the sideline as a defensive line coach at Amherst College in 1999 and went on to be a graduate assistant for Paul Pasqualoni, whom he has hired to be Detroit's defensive coordinator.

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