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scrimmage

[skrim-ij] / ˈskrɪm ɪdʒ /


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Neither offense did much in the second half after Cleveland scored on its first play from scrimmage, a 32-yard touchdown by Odebunmi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The debacle had begun when Moore threw an interception on the very first play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

With under a minute remaining, he backpedaled until he was 26.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, only to uncork a game-tying touchdown pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He finished with 737 yards from scrimmage on 156 touches, playing in nine games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Fornatee walked back to the jungle gym, where Prince and some of his other friends had gathered to watch the scrimmage.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

He and a couple acquaintances from Harvard organized scrimmages for other local college players at a complex outside of Worcester, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Jack Harbaugh talks about the time he got a high school coaching job only to realize the head coach wanted him to suit up and play quarterback in team scrimmages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025

Most teams had scrimmages this past week and games begin Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2024

During practice, he snapped at kids who made bad passes or who couldn’t set him up for a shot during scrimmages.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Warriors: Veteran Andre Iguodala, yet to play in a game this season, scrimmaged with the G League squad earlier in the day at Chase Center.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

That was a familiar team to the Pioneers, who had scrimmaged against the Eagles in the preseason, but it was not the squad they were expecting.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

Centennial has already scrimmaged against Mater Dei this preseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

She held a casual practice in which she scrimmaged and laughed with the kids, and then afterward surprised them all with the news that they were going trick-or-treating.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

“Let’s get the coaches on the side and let’s start getting into more scrimmaging and stuff like that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Tucker will wrap up spring practice Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, where fans will watch a 15-period practice that will include first-string offensive players scrimmaging against the team’s top defense.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

“When we get into competitive drills or scrimmaging, it can get intense,” Caldwell said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022

While rehabbing from surgery for that injury, he tore his right Achilles tendon scrimmaging the day before training camp began.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2022

“Right. They had that video, you and me scrimmaging, when you made that ridiculously shallow lob and I caught you at the net.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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