pigskin

Example Sentences

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Instead, his toe slammed hard into the ground directly behind the pigskin, leaving holder Jamie Gillan to scramble with the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Any fan with a sacred good luck ritual and any player who’s thanked the man upstairs for a touchdown knows the two overlap as tightly as a freshly laced pigskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

The pigskin hit Polk’s hands and bounced into the air, before the sophomore receiver collected it for a circus 29-yard score.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

She has seen it on FaceTime and heard her son’s postgame promise, but Easop Winston Jr.’s mother, Renee Winston, is still a few days from holding the pigskin coming her way.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

I turned quickly and almost stumbled over two tremendous pigskin suitcases, strapped in black leather, just inside the doorway.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt