running back

NOUN

football position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fullback halfback tailback

WEAK

blocking back flanker back offensive back plunging back slotback wingback

Example Sentences

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Rising rates could send investors running back to the safety of Big Tech.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

They then added running back Kaelon Black - who did not even get an invitation to the NFL Combine - in the third round.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Seattle Seahawks: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame — The Seahawks didn’t re-sign Kenneth Walker III, so there’s opportunity for a young running back to fill the void.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Running back Wayne Knight followed Chesney from James Madison and adds to an already gritty running back group that could become one of the team’s deepest units.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

When he comes running back out, a tall, red-headed woman wearing a frilly apron stands at the door waving hello to me.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez