sacking

Example Sentences

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"Sacking was part of the job and it wasn't necessarily the right thing. Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Sacking Penix will be a much tougher task, and it will be interesting to see what Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter decides to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Sacking Perkins four times on the night as a unit, freshman linebacker Harold Perkins led LSU defensively with eight tackles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Sacking the quarterback feels as good as in any football video game of any era.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2020

Sacking her immediately on the basis of her acid smile just couldn’t be done.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson