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
How easy it is For a stiff mind to hold itself upright Against the cords of devilish suggestion Tackled about it, though kept downward strained With sly, masterful winches made of fear.
From Georgian Poetry 1911-12 by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir
