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

What’s wrong with celebrating American football for what it is: an American sport that is a behemoth in TV ratings?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

American football "has had a huge impact on my life, and I hope it happens to some other people" back home, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Few refugee kids in Clarkston knew anything about American football, but Fornatee had been around long enough to develop a strong allegiance to the Atlanta Falcons, the local NFL team.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John