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nine yards
noun as in ball of wax
Example Sentences
On third and seven with 2 minutes remaining, the quarterback rolled out to his right, dodged an arm tackle from Chargers’ leading tackler Daiyan Henley and found tight end Travis Kelce open underneath for nine yards.
The Centennial product is a dynamic dual threat who’s averaging more than nine yards per carry this season, in addition to throwing for 1,641 yards and 19 touchdowns in nine games.
Moss had no problem throwing it all over the field during the first two weeks as he piled up 607 yards and averaged nearly nine yards per attempt across wins against Louisiana State and Utah State.
Last season, he appeared in six games, starting two, and recorded one reception for nine yards.
“All major female artists are expected to look a certain way, think Beyoncé with her high-glam and Megan Thee Stallion with her dance crew, hair, makeup, the whole nine yards.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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