Below you will find example sentences with "detroit lions". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Detroit Lions in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: lions
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 23
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 28.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "detroit lions" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 28.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as against the detroit lions at ford, against the detroit lions with under, game, nfl and field stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with lions club, detroit tigers, detroit lakes, lions club, sea lions and nittany lions, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with detroit lions
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First, it was a disastrous tenure as the head coach of the Detroit Lions. (14 words)
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: Initial injury reports for both teamsLet’s get the week started! (16 words)
Feldman named Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell as the “one big wild-card wish candidate” for the Aggies. (19 words)
The Lions put the league on notice with a huge win by knocking out the defending Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs on Banner night…Lions 41 Chiefs 27. A pssing of the torch game to the eventual 2023 Super Bowl Champion Detroit Lions. (44 words)
Former Cleveland Browns running back and National Football League Hall of Famer Jim Brown watches the action from the sidelines prior to the start of the preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Aug. 9, 2014. (42 words)
Lions Grab Swift In 2nd Round, Then Add Okwara And Jackson In 3rdD'Andre Swift's favorite all-time running back is Barry Sanders, even though he was born after the Hall of Famer ended his career with the Detroit Lions. (41 words)
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: Initial injury reports for both teamsLet’s get the week started! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Lions put the league on notice with a huge win by knocking out the defending Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs on Banner night…Lions 41 Chiefs 27. A pssing of the torch game to the eventual 2023 Super Bowl Champion Detroit Lions.
Other rivalries Detroit Lions The Lions rivalry began in the 1950s, when the Browns and Lions played each other in four NFL championships.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff looks to throw against the Atlanta Falcons during a game in Detroit on Sept. 24.
The Buccaneers were on their last legs trailing 31-23 against the Detroit Lions with under two minutes to play at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
Former Cleveland Browns running back and National Football League Hall of Famer Jim Brown watches the action from the sidelines prior to the start of the preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Aug. 9, 2014.
And, he acquired another Georgia Bulldog when he got Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift in a trade on the cheap after the Lions selected Jahmyir Gibbs in the first round.
But the reason why he ended up with the team was largely due to Kevin Colbert, who was part of the Detroit Lions’ front office when the Lions took Hartings in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
Lions Grab Swift In 2nd Round, Then Add Okwara And Jackson In 3rdD'Andre Swift's favorite all-time running back is Barry Sanders, even though he was born after the Hall of Famer ended his career with the Detroit Lions.
Lions Leave 11-game Losing Streak Behind ThemEven though Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia had to wait 11 months to experience the thrill of victory, he insisted relief didn't describe his feelings.
For example, if you are trying to obtain a Theme Diamond of the Lions Cory Schlesinger you will be assembling a Detroit Lions-specific set.
This year, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions host their customer Turkey Day games — the Lions will host the Chicago Bears, while the Cowboys welcome the Buffalo Bills.
According to the Detroit Lions’ website, Killebrew joined the Lions in 2016 as a fourth-round draft pick out of Southern Utah University, becoming the highest draft pick in the school’s history.
Lions WR Jones Returns To Practice, RB Blount Leaves FieldThe Detroit Lions had a key player on offense come back from an injury and one walk off the field during practice.
Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions have had their differences since Johnson retired seven years ago, but it sounds like the two sides have made progress toward reconciling.
Chuck Hughes, of the Detroit Lions, was the only NFL player to die on the field during a game (in 1971).
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: Initial injury reports for both teamsLet’s get the week started!
Detroit Lions running back Greg Bell runs the ball during an NFL football practice in Allen Park, Mich., Thursday, May 25, 2023.
Egregious officiating errors caused a dark cloud to linger over AT&T Stadium on Saturday night after the Dallas Cowboys pulled out a 20-19 Week 17 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Feldman named Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell as the “one big wild-card wish candidate” for the Aggies.
First, it was a disastrous tenure as the head coach of the Detroit Lions.