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quarterback

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[ UK /kwˈɔːtəbˌæk/ ]
[ US /ˈkwɔɹtɝˌbæk/ ]
VERB
  1. play the quarterback
NOUN
  1. (football) the person who plays quarterback
  2. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
    quarterback is the most important position on the team

How To Use quarterback In A Sentence

  • The defensive line is a strength, but the team would like more quarterback sacks from the left side.
  • Quarterback Brady Anderson was injured in an unfortunate collision with one of his team-mates.
  • These two quarterbacks have the skills to become megastars because of their ability to pass and run.
  • It remains to be seen if the Jets make a play for a certain Packers quarterback they wanted to draft in 1991. Who got an 'A'? Summer report cards for all 32 NFL teams
  • TV Guide Magazine: When your coanchor job was announced, you said you felt like the computer nerd being asked to the prom by the high school quarterback. The Biz: Ann Curry's New Today Role
  • And your brain is like the quarterback.
  • Minnesota's offense showed improvement last week, with their quarterback leading a rout of the Saints.
  • The quarterback sprinted toward the end zone with Jansen in hot pursuit .
  • He's a gamer and a winner, the type of quarterback who gives the Chargers instant credibility.
  • So we got out the playbook and quarterbacked our companies into the worst automotive recession in a decade.
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