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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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been released from a Wisconsin jail a day after being arrested in relation to an alleged incident over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

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

One position group that has impressed Chesney since he arrived in Westwood is running back — a unit that returns a number of players.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Omi ran over to the car, said something in Spanish through the open window, then came running back.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee