wide receiver
Example Sentences
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Despite being the oldest wide receiver on the roster — “This is dog years out here,” he said, laughing — Adams is learning from and being pushed by his younger teammates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Last spring, with the Philadelphia Eagles shopping wide receiver A.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
And playing as a wide receiver, he was immediately dominant against kids who had played the game their whole life.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The moment was the soccer equivalent of an NFL wide receiver juggling a pass in a playoff game and nobody agreeing whether or not it was a catch after an endless delay for review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He was tall and brown, built thin and powerful like a wide receiver.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
