Below you will find example sentences with "rushing yards". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Rushing Yards in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: yards
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 27
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "rushing yards" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 000 career rushing yards in the, 1 931 rushing yards last season, per, season and game stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with yards per, receiving yards, rushing touchdowns, yards per, receiving yards and passing yards, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with rushing yards
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Hilltop controlled game flow with 172 rushing yards to 67 rushing yards for San Ysidro. (15 words)
The Giants give up the 4th most rushing yards per game, and with the worst rushing yards per attempt against. (20 words)
Eagles running back Wilbert Montgomery led Philadelphia in rushing and receiving with 44 rushing yards and 6 receptions for 91 yards. (21 words)
Martell Pettaway, Kennedy McKoy, Leddie Brown and Alec Sinkfield bring back a combined 1,939 rushing yards to the Mountaineers – pretty impressive production considering the offense officially tallied 1,931 rushing yards last season due to sack totals. (38 words)
Both men are focal points of their offenses, but the Patriots have allowed the second-fewest rushing yards against through the first two games of the season, while the Jets have allowed the ninth-most rushing yards. (37 words)
The Eagles’ defense is allowing just 89.4 rushing yards per game, which is ranked sixth in the NFL, but Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott led the Cowboys to 189 yards rushing and three touchdowns last Sunday. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
His best season came in 2022 when he set career highs in starts, attempts, completions, passing yards, average yards per pass, interceptions, quarterback rating, rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns.
Jackson leads all quarterbacks in rushing yards and yards per carry, while Henry leads the NFL in carries, rush yards, yards per carry and rushing touchdowns.
Baltimore leads the league in rushing yards, and Lamar Jackson’s impressive performance of 318 passing yards and 119 rushing yards against the Dolphins last season adds to the Ravens’ defensive prowess.
Simmons was the star of the game with 122 passing yards, a passing touchdown, and 105 rushing yards with a crucial rushing touchdown.
Both men are focal points of their offenses, but the Patriots have allowed the second-fewest rushing yards against through the first two games of the season, while the Jets have allowed the ninth-most rushing yards.
The Giants give up the 4th most rushing yards per game, and with the worst rushing yards per attempt against.
Henry led the NFL in rushing this season with 1,540 yards in 15 games, the fourth-most rushing yards in franchise history.
Jackson was by far the best in that category, leading the NFL in rushing yards per attempt and ranking eighth with 80.4 rushing yards per game.
He also surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards in the win over Jamestown and is now third all-time at Dordt in career rushing yards.
Martell Pettaway, Kennedy McKoy, Leddie Brown and Alec Sinkfield bring back a combined 1,939 rushing yards to the Mountaineers – pretty impressive production considering the offense officially tallied 1,931 rushing yards last season due to sack totals.
The Eagles’ defense is allowing just 89.4 rushing yards per game, which is ranked sixth in the NFL, but Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott led the Cowboys to 189 yards rushing and three touchdowns last Sunday.
Try 2017, his best statistical season: ninth in rushing yards per game, seventh in rushing touchdowns, and 28th in yards per carry.
Hilltop controlled game flow with 172 rushing yards to 67 rushing yards for San Ysidro.
In both his junior and senior season he averaged over six rushing yards per attempt, while he finished his career with exactly six yards per rushing attempt.
The Cardinals are also terrible at running the ball, with just 384 rushing yards compared to 907 rushing yards allowed to their opponents this season.
White broke his own school and Big East record for rushing yards by a quarterback when he ran for 247 yards against Syracuse, the fourth-best single game rushing effort in WVU history.
Both Nathan and Bennett finished the season with over 1,000 combined rushing and receiving yards, while Carter contributed 495 rushing yards.
Eagles running back Wilbert Montgomery led Philadelphia in rushing and receiving with 44 rushing yards and 6 receptions for 91 yards.
He also broke the Super Bowl record for most rushing yards gained by a quarterback with his 5 rushes for 59 yards and 1 rushing touchdown.
Tyler's rushing yards came off just 218 rushing attempts, giving him a league-leading 5.1 yards per carry average.