tackle

Example Sentences

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Ireland were beaten in the air, missed tackle after tackle, and were often chasing shadows on the ground against a razor-sharp team brimming with speed, invention and self-belief.

From BBC

"You make your own luck in things like the high balls and winning the scraps on the floor and running, obviously, through tackles and ourselves missing tackles," he told reporters.

From Barron's

They played against each other in Europe and for a while linebacker Durde had a picture of him tackling wide receiver Allen on his fridge.

From BBC

The UN human rights chief said Thursday his agency was "in survival mode" due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026.

From Barron's

Watkins said the social supermarket built on the other work the charity does, tackling loneliness and isolation.

From BBC