Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for football. Search instead for Footballs.
Definitions

football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mr. Kemp, eager to shape politics in his final year in office, unilaterally threw in behind a political newcomer, former football coach Derek Dooley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Four new Olympic sports — flag football, lacrosse, softball and squash — sold all their available inventory for the first drop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Its new Finland data center is the size of three football fields, while a second facility next door is largely built and set to go live in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It’ll be a while before we’re talking football again, so why not get in a few parting takeaways from the spring?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In eight hours, he had managed to crawl, flop, and drag himself the length of two football fields.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone