tailgate
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One American fan told BBC Sport she prefers the tailgate to the game itself.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Chambliss’s house in Oxford is about a 20-minute walk to campus and the Grove: a large, tree-filled area where Rebels fans tailgate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
On the opposite half, two finned and muscular airspeeders from “Attack of the Clones” tailgate each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you really want to level up your potluck game, take a cue from tailgate culture: a small portable crockpot is a marvel.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
So, while I waited for the custard to cool, I ran to the barn, backed the tractor and cart to the loading platform and lowered the tailgate.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
The small-but-mighty group is moving to college towns, enrolling in online programs or nearby community colleges, living in private housing, joining Greek life, and attending game-day tailgates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Both brothers were hoping for more tailgates to come outside the century-old stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
Here’s to another football season full of cheers, surprises, and — most importantly — unforgettable tailgates.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
Years from now at tailgates and over drinks at local Husky bars, fans will reminisce about the crucial moment that Elijah Jackson came through when the Huskies needed it most.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
“The tailgates of the trucks were lowered and the guards ordered us to jump down,” Jack said.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
Feniger admits, “The only time I ever tailgated was when I was on ‘Top Chef Masters,’ and guess what?
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
There are no door staff here, and I tailgated some residents through a starkly decorated lobby.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
A security guard grew suspicious after Mr. Cabrera Fuentes and a travel companion tailgated onto residential premises and took a photo of the U.S. source’s license plate.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
If a road rage incident turns scary and you’re being followed, harassed, tailgated, or threatened, call 911 or pull into a police station, which will likely cause the other driver to move on.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
A great musician, very bright, but not a good driver, Linton believed that she sometimes tailgated, and sometimes sped.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The officer caught the incident on his dash camera, then pulled over Hollywood to challenge him over his speeding and "aggressively tailgating other road users".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
At the stadium itself, parking is expected to be significantly reduced or repurposed, with traditional tailgating effectively eliminated.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Also on Sunday, a man was arrested on suspicion of tailgating at Tottenham's 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The iconic Rose Bowl opened in 1922, is a national historic landmark and boasts ample tailgating opportunities, but some fans have complained about the aging venue’s uncomfortable seating and lack of modern amenities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
The Chevy, as he put it later, was “half near tailgating the semi.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
