gridiron

Example Sentences

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Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Part of a growing pipeline of Australians who have converted their kicking skills from Aussie rules football to gridiron, he is the NFL's highest paid punter.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The transition from the gridiron to the regular grind has been seamless.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Phil Knight, who bankrolls Oregon, turned Nike into an intercontinental empire that transformed the Ducks into a gridiron behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

I can only imagine how it must have been for a skinny nonathlete who had no business setting foot on a gridiron.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman