sack
Example Sentences
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On the final drive of overtime, he nimbly avoided a sack and used his speed—along with his 6-foot-5 frame—to move the chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
That, coupled with a big sack from sophomore defensive lineman Kingston Jimmerson, killed the momentum on the visitors’ final drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Glasgow City Council is to sack more than 23,000 members of staff and then rehire them to new contracts after pay talks broke down with unions.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Under a piece of wood by the stump was a yellow sack containing a white Spencer’s shopping bag.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rowdy followed me and watched while I filled the sack with gumdrops, jawbreakers, peppermint sticks, and horehound candy.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing sack
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Commonly Confused Words, List 4
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 1
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