football

Example Sentences

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Inside is a cowhide segment of a game-used football.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Once completed, the facility will cover an area equivalent to 70 football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

For the fans, there is certainly more excitement among them for being in the city where their country will play their games, even if they aren't necessarily die-hard football supporters.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The wreckage was scattered across 37,000 sq m, the equivalent of five football pitches, as the plane collided with accommodation for medical students, and broke apart.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He was captain of the school team now, and football was on his mind most of the time, but even more so today because we were going to have a match that afternoon.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo