How to Use line of scrimmage in a Sentence

line of scrimmage

noun phrase
  • Got to knock the line of scrimmage back.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There have been a lot of throws close to the line of scrimmage.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • Looks like Nix’s pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But how about players near the line of scrimmage?
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The talent on both sides of the line of scrimmage is elite.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been around for quite a while, and that play takes the line of scrimmage out of it.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
  • This is a team built to control the line of scrimmage and win from there.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Three of them lined up in a bunch, one at the line of scrimmage and two a foot or two off.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Wide Receivers could not get off the line of scrimmage against them.
    — Jon Becker, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Eboigbe was too often displaced off the line of scrimmage last year.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Walk to the line of scrimmage to put his hands under his center’s butt.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The starters on both sides of the line of scrimmage have shown improvement.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
  • There is a simple truth to life on the line of scrimmage, Strief says.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Small couldn’t reel in a screen pass behind the line of scrimmage and it was ruled a fumble.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Tight end Adam Trautman flexed back off the line of scrimmage.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Their most glaring concern has to be the battle at the line of scrimmage.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The offensive line is making more calls at the line of scrimmage.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Press coverage is a hand-to-hand combat game at the line of scrimmage.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Nix did not complete a pass beyond the line of scrimmage throughout the first half.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Hardy has excelled near the line of scrimmage for the Hoosiers this season.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But throws from a quarterback while running away from the line of scrimmage?
    — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
  • Winning at the line of scrimmage, on both sides of the ball, is essential.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Vikings will only have to look across the line of scrimmage to see how far a castoff can take them.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Moody’s first attempt against the Packers was blocked at the line of scrimmage.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Look up, and there’s the safety creeping toward the line of scrimmage.
    — Matt Barrows, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Rice caught the pass behind the line of scrimmage, and flipped a bubble screen into nine yards.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Young also took a pair of sacks, while getting hit four times behind the line of scrimmage.
    — Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Gordon then burst through the line of scrimmage for 19 yards, the biggest run of the day.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Woolen has the size to challenge receivers at the line of scrimmage and the speed to run with anybody on the field.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That includes how well the center can navigate the line of scrimmage to help him.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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