gridiron

Example Sentences

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Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Part of a growing pipeline of Australians who have converted their kicking skills from Aussie rules football to gridiron, he is the NFL's highest paid punter.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

No one else on the gridiron was big enough or fast enough to guard a 6-foot-5 speed demon whose leaps defied gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The inside baseball, or in this case, football, makes this Netflix series a fascinating watch for NFL fans, but pulling back the curtain on the gridiron gods’ humanity is where it shines.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

I can only imagine how it must have been for a skinny nonathlete who had no business setting foot on a gridiron.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman