running back

NOUN

football position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fullback halfback tailback

WEAK

blocking back flanker back offensive back plunging back slotback wingback

Example Sentences

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Philadelphia also doesn’t have a particularly pass-heavy attack with a mobile quarterback in Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Rising rates could send investors running back to the safety of Big Tech.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Yet the next two picks were both offensive players, with the Arizona Cardinals selecting running back Jeremiyah Love before the Tennessee Titans sprang a surprise by taking wide receiver Carnell Tate.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

What better way to do so than adding Love, who’s not just a running back, he’s a game-changing offensive weapon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

I got up and started running back to Jingle Boy.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis