Explore Tailback through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like back. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tailback meaning
- A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
- A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
Synonyms of Tailback
Using Tailback
- The main meaning on this page is: A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. | A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
- Useful related words include: back.
- In the example corpus, tailback often appears in combinations such as: senior tailback, and tailback, to tailback.
Context around Tailback
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tailback
- In this selection, "tailback" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, senior, featured, drafted, kay, refers and charles stand out and add context to how "tailback" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 190 pound tailback out of and and missing tailback for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tailback" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tailback
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His highest-drafted tailback was Kenyan Drake in the 2016 third round. (12 words)
I don't want to see them take snaps and hand the ball to a tailback. (16 words)
Rams tailback Darrell Henderson II looks for running room against the 49ers last Sunday on the road. (17 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)
Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said he asked offensive veterans like senior tailback Etienne and receiver Powell to help out their young quarterback, not just by making plays but showing positive body language. (33 words)
Tied at 28 with 22 seconds remaining and the ball at the Pelham 14, Nelson lined up at tailback, then caught a — backwards — toss from fellow quarterback Sam Lollar, a junior. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Davis connected with featured tailback Kay’Ron Adams four times for 32 yards while his backup, Gregory Desrosiers of Lawrence, had his first receiving touchdown.
His highest-drafted tailback was Kenyan Drake in the 2016 third round.
New coach Shane Steichen is managing that despite losing quarterback for the season and missing tailback for a month.
Smith, a 6-foot, 190-pound tailback out of Houston, spent five years with Colorado, earning his degree as a strategic… pic.
Tailback refers to a long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or road obstruction.
The Giants ran 81 option carries, seventh-most in the NFL, and it’s easy to see how that schematic decision benefited both quarterback and tailback.
USC tailback Charles White (12) goes up and over for a touchdown against Stanford in Palo Alto on Nov. 6, 1976.
I don't want to see them take snaps and hand the ball to a tailback.
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.
That storied athletic lineage was evident in the tailback’s days at Valor Christian — and even years before that.
Tied at 28 with 22 seconds remaining and the ball at the Pelham 14, Nelson lined up at tailback, then caught a — backwards — toss from fellow quarterback Sam Lollar, a junior.
Any Miami “mo” quickly disappeared in the third quarter with three straight three-and-outs, including tailback getting stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-short on the Hurricanes’ 34.
BC cut the lead to 14-13 on a pass from Jurkovec to tailback David Bailey with 11:35 to play in the half.
Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said he asked offensive veterans like senior tailback Etienne and receiver Powell to help out their young quarterback, not just by making plays but showing positive body language.
Mill Valley threw the next punch when senior tailback Quin Wittenauer capped off a five-play, 51-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown run on a counter play.
Rams tailback Darrell Henderson II looks for running room against the 49ers last Sunday on the road.
Sophomore tailback Jarek Broussard looks to get around a Ute defender during the second half of play at Folsom Field.
After only 31 yards in the first half, the Junior tailback would pummel the Sacred Heart defense on his way to a 66-yard touchdown run.
But Muschamp’s Gamecocks, behind freshman in quarterback Jake Bentley and tailback Rico Dowdle, opened a 10-point lead and held on to win 24-21.
D’Andre Swift became the latest Georgia tailback to streak into a highlight reel by hurdling over a defender.
Common combinations with tailback
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- senior tailback 6×
- and tailback 2×
- to tailback 2×
- the tailback 2×
- at tailback 2×
- of tailback 2×