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halfback

[haf-bak, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌbæk, ˈhɑf- /


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Jaedyn Smith caught a 19-yard halfback option pass and Wagner added the one-point catch to extend the lead to 15-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

A quietly confident all-American halfback with a sharp intellect and quick reflexes, Davis was drawn by President John F. Kennedy’s vision of the Special Forces as a sort of counterinsurgency dream team.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

A halfback pass back to Nix for a score.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said the thought of McCaffrey throwing a halfback pass came during red-zone preparations Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2022

He was about to be a junior at the black high school, where he made all A’s and played halfback on the football team.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd


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