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

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

They then added running back Kaelon Black - who did not even get an invitation to the NFL Combine - in the third round.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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 believe this because I worked alongside them during an earlier Mueller-led investigation into the National Football League’s handling of a domestic abuse case involving running back Ray Rice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Luke could still feel the weight of it in his hand when they went running back into the woods, his entire body shaking with either fear or excitement.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss