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

Fourth Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: fourth
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.6 words

Words in this phrase

fourth down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • fourth can mean: The ordinal form of the number four. Common word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

as the fourth down snap sailed 1× bucs on fourth down on the 1× convert the fourth down with a 1× converted a fourth down to keep 1× converting one fourth down and two 1× five on fourth down 1× held on fourth down at the 1× into a fourth down incompletion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a short run 1× abington heights was 1× after three quick 1× brock bradley drove 1× but jurkovec was 1× cumberland gap receiver 1×

Common sentence endings:

7 33 remaining 1× a first down 1× a fourth down 1× another first down 1× down to gain 1× fourth down incompletion 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

third 9× first 6× two 5× zone 3× game 3× run 3× yard 3× play 3× converting 3× receiver 3× big 3× field 3×

Related phrases

shut down fourth quarter knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around fourth:

fourth consecutive 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

fourth consecutive fourier transform four years four wins four weeks four touchdowns

Just after it in the phrase index:

fourth highest fourth inning fourth largest fourth quarter fox business fox news

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

fourth quarter fourth inning fourth consecutive fourth largest fourth highest

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "fourth down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as as the fourth down snap sailed, bucs on fourth down on the, third, first and two stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, fourth quarter, knocked down and fourth consecutive, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with fourth down

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

Short example sentences

Pulaski Academy answered with a 70-yard touchdown drive, converting one fourth down and two third down situations. (18 words)

The home team converted only two of 15 attempts on third down and one of five on fourth down. (19 words)

Abington Heights was 11-for-13 on third-down conversions and also picked up a fourth down on its only attempt. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Two plays later, the Steelers faced 3rd down and 4 from the Dallas 17. Henderson sacked Bradshaw for a 12-yard loss, but the play was nullified by a delay of game penalty on Pittsburgh, bringing up 3rd down and 9 instead of a fourth down. (46 words)

Brock Bradley drove the Jags down the field and found Corey Barber to take the lead, and the defense stopped the Bucs on fourth down on the ensuing drive to seal the 39-37 win on the road at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. (43 words)

On the third down play, they ran an inside zone, and then on the fourth down, they attempted to disguise what was essentially a fullback dive by motioning Chase (the wide receiver) into the tailback spot of the I-formation. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

The strategy worked, as the fourth-down snap sailed into the end zone on fourth down and was batted out of bounds for a safety to send the game to halftime at 14-9.

Washington attempted to convert the fourth down with a run by Riggins, just like their successful fourth down conversion against the Miami Dolphins in the previous Super Bowl.

A short run by Drake helped them get a first down at the 25, but a huge penalty on fourth down negated what would’ve been a first down, and they ended up turning the ball over on downs.

Two plays later, the Steelers faced 3rd down and 4 from the Dallas 17. Henderson sacked Bradshaw for a 12-yard loss, but the play was nullified by a delay of game penalty on Pittsburgh, bringing up 3rd down and 9 instead of a fourth down.

But Jurkovec was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the 27. He was sacked on fourth down at his 13 on Pittsburgh’s next series, and later threw his third interception.

Stick moved the offense to the Saints’ 28 — converting a fourth-and-23 along the way — but his final, desperate pass on another fourth down was picked off.

Sherwood’s best chance to score came early in the fourth quarter but McNary’s defense held on fourth down at the 25-yard line with 7:33 remaining.

After three quick incompletions, the Trojans went for it on fourth down deep in their own territory and quarterback Gunnar Watson found receiver Chris Lewis for 16 yards and a first down.

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He had a big sequence with a tackle for no gain on third down before combining with Haason Reddick to pressure Jones into a fourth down incompletion.

Abington Heights was 11-for-13 on third-down conversions and also picked up a fourth down on its only attempt.

At one point things got so confusing with the crew that it’s believed Lamar kicked a field goal in the third quarter on third down because they were told by officials it was fourth down.

Brock Bradley drove the Jags down the field and found Corey Barber to take the lead, and the defense stopped the Bucs on fourth down on the ensuing drive to seal the 39-37 win on the road at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

Cumberland Gap receiver Aiden Peters fights for a first down as he gets tackled by Anthony Turner on a fourth down play in Friday’s game.

Lynn converted a fourth down to keep its opening series alive, and after back-to-back false start penalties, back-to-back big runs gave them another first down.

Of nine offensive penalties last week, four were on first down and two on fourth down, including two in the red zone.

On the third down play, they ran an inside zone, and then on the fourth down, they attempted to disguise what was essentially a fullback dive by motioning Chase (the wide receiver) into the tailback spot of the I-formation.

The home team converted only two of 15 attempts on third down and one of five on fourth down.

Under pressure on fourth down, Ewers wasn’t able to deliver an accurate pass that forced Wingo to a knee short of the down to gain.

Down 14-13 with under a minute left, and after converting a few big third and fourth down plays via the run, Mounties quarterback Landon Lorson found lineman-turned-tight end Jake Casella in the open field.

Pulaski Academy answered with a 70-yard touchdown drive, converting one fourth down and two third down situations.

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