football

Example Sentences

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Bostic, they said, grew up playing Pop Warner football in Carson, and, despite some stumbles as he grew older, had dreams of making it big in the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

If you’ve ever wanted to ruin a nice afternoon watching a terrible football game and realized you didn’t subscribe to its exclusive carrier, this probe may thrill you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He left the oral arguments over birthright citizenship early, as if he were Charlie Brown and Chief Justice John Roberts were Lucy yanking the football away from him at the last second.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The club held a minute applause for the teenager and a football shirt was signed in his memory.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Most of us didn’t even own sports shoes and played football barefoot to save our school shoes.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo