How do you use Quarterback in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like play, plus the exact meaning.

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Quarterback in a sentence

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Quarterback meaning

  1. An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
  2. An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
  3. A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.

Synonyms of Quarterback

signal caller field general back play

Example sentences (20)

You’d expect any quarterback—especially any Jets quarterback—to be something less than their very best in this matchup.

True freshman quarterback Will Howard made his first start at K-State, filling in for senior quarterback Skylar Thompson.

Bombers’ Quarterback Matt Nichols and Toronto Argonauts Quarterback Rickey Ray were at the Global News booth on Thursday.

Aside from the obvious need at quarterback, here’s why the Denver Broncos drafted Oregon quarterback Bo Nix.

Last month, Washington confirmed that former Georgia quarterback named as the Huskies’ starting quarterback.

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones took 10 sacks on Monday night, the most a quarterback had endured in one game in five years.

Taylor did play quarterback there, his dad was an assistant coach there, and it was where wanted to play quarterback as well.

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers embrace after a game in September.

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Generally this involves a running quarterback and a passing quarterback in an option or wishbone offense.

Junior quarterback Sean Clifford replaced standout Trace McSorley at quarterback and the Nittany Lions have not missed a beat.

This quarterback class is getting a lot of hype with at the top of the crop, but the quarterback in this class is also notable.

At quarterback, you can rely on quarterback Alex Smith to run a West Coast offense and limit turnovers.

The Pacers played with a new quarterback, Matt Davis, after senior starting quarterback Damian Courter quit the team a week ago.

True, a quarterback surrounded by marquee talent should perform better than a quarterback trying to prop up an overmatched cast.

He earned the starting nod at quarterback for Team Flash and down the stretch, it was Johnson seeing all the snaps at quarterback.

Defending a mobile quarterback has been a concern for the Buckeyes after allowing Nebraska’s quarterback duo to rush for 164 yards.

The narrator, who’s older than the self-assured quarterback, knows something the quarterback doesn’t: No one has all kinds of time.

That paved the way for Poles to draft any quarterback he wanted, and that quarterback is Williams.

As a team, the locker room knows who the quarterback of this football team is; we know who the quarterback of this football team is.

Quarterback is far more important than running back, and quality quarterback play is harder to find than productive running back play.

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Common combinations with quarterback

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quarterback" in a sentence?
An example: "You’d expect any quarterback—especially any Jets quarterback—to be something less than their very best in this matchup." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "quarterback" from real English texts.
What does "quarterback" mean?
Quarterback means: An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
What are synonyms of "quarterback"?
Common synonyms of "quarterback" include: signal caller, field general, back, play.
How many example sentences with "quarterback" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "quarterback", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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