fireplug

Example Sentences

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Canzone is one of the hottest bats in the minor leagues with a 1.062 OPS, and Bliss is a speedy fireplug on the rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

And just before halftime, Tyrese Samuel set a crunching screen that laid out St. John’s fireplug of a point guard, Posh Alexander, giving the crowd a taste of what it really, really wanted.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

The son of an immigrant junk dealer, Asner had a fireplug build, jowly countenance and workingman’s semblance that are not traditionally considered the raw materials of stardom.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2021

In an email exchange not long after the Escalade hit the fireplug, Tiger replied to a flippant questioner with a thoughtful answer:

From Golf Digest • Apr. 23, 2020

Guy looked like he should have been a football player, or better than that he could have just stood on the curb and been a fireplug.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers