on the wing
Example Sentences
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He envisioned an expert floor general running the point, a giant manning the middle, and a superstar scorer on the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Smith and outside centre Tommy Freeman are both at Northampton, although Freeman is more usually deployed on the wing, rather than midfield, at club level.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Instead, he pulled up on the wing and made a three.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
Odogwu, who plays at centre or on the wing and whose father is half Nigerian and half Italian, was born and brought up in England.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Hazel could sense that there were many all about, taking flies and moths on the wing and uttering their minute cries as they flew.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
