scrimmage

Kick the ball out of the end zone for a touchback, and let Jacksonville try to run an epic last-second play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

All that was left to be decided was their opponent — the winner of the game serving as the backdrop of their intrasquad scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

Kiffin’s designs launched receivers into wide open grass and sent running backs bursting clean through the line of scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

He had arranged this special practice, giving his freshmen a chance to scrimmage against a few members of the varsity, to show off all he had taught them and they were doing lousy, rotten, terrible.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Hyde referred to these scrimmages as the Ben Rice League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

An early enrollee from northern California, Cusano made sterling plays in scrimmages, and he totaled three tackles in the spring game.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Chance Huth, the director of creative video who has helped run the scout team in recent years, estimates that scrimmages have been split about 50-50.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

After PE, where Coach put me and Jenna on separate basketball courts for scrimmages, Jenna took off for her after-school newspaper meeting and I headed to the library to study with Audrey.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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: Curry, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, is increasing his workload and scrimmaged earlier in the day with Golden State’s two-way players and backups.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 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

After an hour and a half, the younger boys came outside and ran their laps while the Under Seventeens scrimmaged under Luma’s watchful eye.

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

Eagle Rock’s flag football team has been scrimmaging since the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

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

Green will get some scrimmaging and work with the G League Memphis Hustle this week.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

Afterward, Thompson remained on the bench for more than 20 minutes — acknowledging earlier in the week after resuming full-court scrimmaging that this has been a taxing rehab grind after back-to-back serious injuries.

From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021

“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