halfback
Example Sentences
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At Arizona State, he played halfback and defensive back and also pitched and played third base.
From Seattle Times
Bengals halfback Joe Mixon will run for close to 90 yards — and if he doesn’t, the Bengals will struggle to win.
From Washington Post
On the next play, Lawrence McCutcheon took a handoff, and on a halfback pass found Ron Smith for a touchdown.
From Seattle Times
“Chuck” Carroll, a legendary halfback for the University of Washington in the late 1920s, was in his 20th year as prosecutor.
From Seattle Times
It continued by going 59 yards in six plays and closing that with a pretty halfback pass.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
