kickoff
Example Sentences
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USC is still working to identify its top kickoff and punt return options.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
In the most ambitious boycott fantasies, the U.S. will somehow be canceled as host nation, only weeks before the tournament’s kickoff.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
Shaheed set the tone for Seattle’s Divisional Round rout of the 49ers when he brought back the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Bad Bunny will play the halftime show while Green Day will perform ahead of the kickoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Then he returned to his apartment to finish the job of cleaning up the litter left from the kickoff rally.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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