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Touchback is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Touchback meaning

The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone.

Synonyms of Touchback

football play

Related words

Other words often associated with Touchback or its synonyms:

play

Using Touchback

  • The main meaning on this page is: The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone.
  • Useful related words include: football play.
  • In the example corpus, touchback often appears in combinations such as: for touchback, the touchback, one touchback.

Context around Touchback

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fumble 1×

Often after:

assuming 1× rule 1× removing 1× percentage 1×

Sentence patterns with Touchback

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for a touchback 4× 20 one touchback one fair 1× after another touchback with 1 1× and a touchback at the 1× for a touchback assuming the 1× for a touchback before taking 1× for a touchback removing seven 1× had a touchback 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if the ball 2× beaver s ky 1× during the kickoff 1× enforce the 15 1× five inside the 1× for some reason 1×

Common sentence endings:

for a touchback 4× 12 3 percent 1× 20 yard line 1× 25 yard line 1× and three timeouts 1× from the scoreboard 1×

Words around Touchback

Just before it in the word index:

touchable 7 touch 5.002 toucans 2 toucan 18 toubro 13 toubou 4

Just after it in the word index:

touchbacks 9 touchdown 3.128 touchdowns 1.750 touche 9 touched 1.761 toucher 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aare 28 aarti 28 abl 28 academicians 28 accusatory 28 achingly 28

Corpus analysis for Touchback

  • In this selection, "touchback" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fumble, assuming, rule and removing stand out and add context to how "touchback" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for a touchback and 20 one touchback one fair. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "touchback" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with touchback

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Enforce the 15 yards after the return or touchback. (9 words)

Five inside the 20, one touchback, one fair catch. (9 words)

The ball went out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

I think a sky judge would be a valuable add, even though it appears the NFL has some mechanism in place for that, as we saw in the playoff game when a kick returner dropped the ball in the end zone for a touchback before taking a knee. (48 words)

He booted the ball five times for an average of 54.2 yards with one touchback and three of them inside the 20. He also served as holder for Matt Gay’s two field goals and two extra points. (39 words)

Then came cornerback Nate Wiggins, a highly regarded NFL draft prospect, who chased down Hampton steps away from a 64-yard scoring run and knocked the football out of bounds for a touchback. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Then came cornerback Nate Wiggins, a highly regarded NFL draft prospect, who chased down Hampton steps away from a 64-yard scoring run and knocked the football out of bounds for a touchback.

He booted the ball five times for an average of 54.2 yards with one touchback and three of them inside the 20. He also served as holder for Matt Gay’s two field goals and two extra points.

If the ball lands in the end zone, the ball is brought to the 30 for a touchback (assuming the team doesn’t run the ball out).

If the ball lands in the field of play and rolls into the endzone and is downed there by the receivers, it is a touchback at the 20 yard line.

Stephens appeared to intercept the Burrow pass in the end zone and should have had a touchback.

There’s not a whole lot of difference between that and a touchback at the 30.

Beaver’s Ky Brown recovers a Duchesne fumble, resulting in a touchback, in the 2A football championship game at Dixie State University in St. George on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

During the kickoff, players on both teams stood in place and the Falcons let the ball go out of bonds for a touchback.

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Had Olszewski taken a touchback, the Patriots would have begun their drive at the 25.

I think a sky judge would be a valuable add, even though it appears the NFL has some mechanism in place for that, as we saw in the playoff game when a kick returner dropped the ball in the end zone for a touchback before taking a knee.

It’s clear to the audience Diggs is about to take careful advantage of the fumble touchback rule.

Enforce the 15 yards after the return or touchback.

For some reason, as the simulation started with a touchback by to give the Green Bay Packers the ball on its own 25-yard line.

Penn State senior linebacker Cam Brown recovered the ball for a touchback, removing seven Buckeye points from the scoreboard.

Five inside the 20, one touchback, one fair catch.

Huslig lobbed up a pass that was intercepted by defensive back Eric Carrera in the end zone for a touchback.

Lots of NFL KR’s currently run in out from the end zone where the touchback is both available the smarter option.

Minnesota started out at their own 25 after another touchback with 1:26 on the clock and three timeouts.

PPP is calculated by subtracting the touchback percentage (4.1 percent) from the “in10%” percentage (12.3 percent).

The ball went out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback.

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Common combinations with touchback

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "touchback" in a sentence?
An example: "Then came cornerback Nate Wiggins, a highly regarded NFL draft prospect, who chased down Hampton steps away from a 64-yard scoring run and knocked the football out of bounds for a touchback." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "touchback" from authentic English texts.
What does "touchback" mean?
Touchback means: The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone.
What are synonyms of "touchback"?
Common synonyms of "touchback" include: football play.
How many example sentences with "touchback" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "touchback", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.