How to Use linebacking in a Sentence

linebacking

noun
  • The defense lost its way as injuries hit the linebacking corps.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 20 July 2017
  • There are some on the defensive line whose skill set could morph to linebacking.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Conner has a lot of depth on the offensive line and a strong linebacking corps.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Davis and Kjellesvik are also back to anchor the linebacking corps.
    — OregonLive.com, 19 May 2017
  • Key players are also banged up in the linebacking group and defensive line.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The entire linebacking corps has had its issues in pass coverage.
    — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The linebacking corps can run with tight ends and backs and the secondary has gotten better and better as the year has gone on.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Strong linebacking play should come from Roshon Morgan and Ethan Guinn.
    — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2020
  • The upside for the Bearcats is the defense is a strong suit and the linebacking corps was pretty solid.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry could herald the passing of the torch in the linebacking corps.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2018
  • That played out in the first couple of games where the linebacking corps was decidedly undermanned.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Texas Tech’s linebacking group might have been the position to take the biggest hit this offseason.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But the defense is the biggest strength of this team, led by arguably the best linebacking corps of any Group of Five team.
    — Max Meyer, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Ramirez saw action in seven games last season and had become a great depth piece for the Texas Tech linebacking room.
    — Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • If Leonard is able to come back from his injury and get back to his turnover-producing ways, the linebacking corps should be one of the strengths of the team.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That didn’t translate to the football field, though, and Simmons lost out to Welch for the final linebacking job.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The Lions return their entire linebacking corps and will have playing-time decisions to make this fall.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2021
  • McCarthy must better marry the rush and coverage, and shore up a linebacking corps that struggled against screen plays.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The Browns’ linebacking corps could look very different in 2022, even if the main players are the same.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 2 June 2022
  • A week into the new league year, the Detroit Lions have finally found some help for their thin linebacking corps.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The defensive leader’s presence alone helped a linebacking corps that really struggled in the first two games of the season.
    — Max Meyer, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The onus is on this new-look defensive line to make a substantial jump, and to relieve the pressure on a shaky and unsettled linebacking core.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
  • Backups have stepped up in Tampa Bay’s secondary, their linebacking unit, their defensive line, and at tight end.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The Falcons have a fast, still-rising defense, but its base 4-3 linebacking unit is undersized.
    — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Even with a thin and banged up Bengals linebacking group, Jefferson was left on the sideline for most of 2018.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • And the inside linebacking position was a huge weakness throughout the 2017 campaign.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Depth is a real concern for the Wildcats on the defensive side of the ball, particularly in the linebacking corps and secondary.
    — Michael Lev, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • That’s most apparent in the linebacking room, where the group has eight tackles for loss and one takeaway — an interception by Jamie Collins — in eight games.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Waukesha West product Joe Schobert is in his second year as a member of the linebacking corps, and some changes on the defense could add up to a big year for him.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The Lions’ entire linebacking corps probably deserves a down vote, but Anzalone gets the headline here as the leader of the unit.
    — Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2022

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