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scrimmage

[skrim-ij] / ˈskrɪm ɪdʒ /


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“They did great — this was one we needed because we came off of that Saturday scrimmage where I thought we were just OK,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

The Super Bowl marked Walker's third straight playoff game with 100-plus scrimmage yards, making him the only player in Seahawks history to accomplish that feat.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

He wants his quarterbacks to call their own play at the line of scrimmage based on how the defense is lined up.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

But under pressure, Williams retreated so far to buy himself time that he found himself 26.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage when he threw the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

At some point during the scrimmage, they’d walked off, and, in Fornatee’s case, away from the team for good.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

He and a couple acquaintances from Harvard organized scrimmages for other local college players at a complex outside of Worcester, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Other teams will hold scrimmages on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2024

Morris is creative in his finishes but didn’t score in the four scrimmages, three against European opponents while the Sounders trained in Marbella, Spain.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

After PE, where Coach put me and Jenna on separate basketball courts for scrimmages, Jenna took off for her after-school newspaper meeting and I headed to the library to study with Audrey.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

It’s across the street from St. Joseph’s University, where a teenage Bryant regularly scrimmaged against pro basketball players.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2024

Warriors: Curry, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, is increasing his workload and scrimmaged earlier in the day with Golden State’s two-way players and backups.

From Washington Times Mar. 1, 2023

Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has scrimmaged with the team’s G-League affiliate as he nears his return after season-ending knee surgery.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2022

After an hour and a half, the younger boys came outside and ran their laps while the Under Seventeens scrimmaged under Luma’s watchful eye.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Eagle Rock’s flag football team has been scrimmaging since the summer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

Curry could return as soon as Sunday after scrimmaging for a third straight day.

From Washington Times Mar. 3, 2023

The reigning scoring champion participated in three six-minute stretches in full team scrimmaging work then his full individual shooting routine, too.

From Seattle Times Apr. 14, 2022

Afterward, Thompson remained on the bench for more than 20 minutes — acknowledging earlier in the week after resuming full-court scrimmaging that this has been a taxing rehab grind after back-to-back serious injuries.

From Fox News Nov. 27, 2021

“Right. They had that video, you and me scrimmaging, when you made that ridiculously shallow lob and I caught you at the net.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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