football

Example Sentences

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Indiana wasn’t a traditional football power—if anything, it was a laughingstock—and its fast ascendance is the envy of every school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Adding in clubs who have since dropped out of the system, or dissolved entirely, Tony has watched football at over 2,000 non-league grounds.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Another depicts Compton High School as it once stood, contrasted with its newly rebuilt 31-acre campus, including a football field and a performing arts center funded in part by Compton native Dr. Dre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

If I announced that Ohio State had bought my college football show, I’d expect to stop being taken seriously when talking about the playoff race.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

On Saturday when I was at the park with Erlan and his brothers and sisters and two of their nannies, I saw Darren Ackleman throwing a football with his dad.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff