American football

Example Sentences

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They have taught her a few things: how to make mac and cheese, follow American football and wear university merchandise without shame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

She said they relied on avalanche experts, who said the disaster spread across the size of an American football field and was nearly powerful enough to take out a house.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

"It was roughly the size and shape of an American football," says Mann.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Sports have a rich history in Puerto Rico, from boxing to baseball — but with the exception of Super Bowl Sunday, American football doesn’t typically reach us.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

I had never played American football, but Dad and I watched whenever we could figure out how to get a game on satellite.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben