tackled

Example Sentences

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Tackled close to the French line, he flicked out a superbly timed pass to send the shaggy-haired veteran prop forward Martin Castrogiovanni charging unstoppably over, then landed the conversion to give Italy a 20-18 lead.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2013

Tackled by Giants safety Greg Jackson, Smith fell hard on his right shoulder late in the first half and wobbled to the sideline, his right arm limp.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2012

Tackled after an 18-yard scramble near halftime, Rodgers hit his head hard on the turf and rose slowly, requiring a few Packers to pull him up by the arms.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2011

Tackled by a Princeton defender, Camp did an utterly unprecedented thing: in desperation, he flung the football down the field.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tackled 'em in a perfectly religius way, and done sights of good, sights and sights.

From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 5 by Holley, Marietta