How to Use onside kick in a Sentence

onside kick

noun
  • The Eagles went for an onside kick.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
  • After the onside kick, Sanders took a knee twice to run out the clock.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2022
  • But the Aztecs recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Having no timeouts left, the Bills were forced to try an onside kick.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The Rams did not fall victim to an onside kick, ending a two-game streak.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Players must have at least five players on both sides of the ball, which will change the look of onside kicks.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 22 May 2018
  • The Saints, still caught up in the madness, attempt an onside kick!
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Right now, only the team that’s trailing can attempt an onside kick.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • First, Edinger’s onside kick took the kind of big second bounce kickers seek.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The Jags onside kick attempt failed and the Texans held on to win.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The Trojans recovered an onside kick to milk the rest of the clock.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Nick Neiman may have saved this thing when a very late onside kick bounced off Joshua Palmer.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The Toreros recovered an onside kick to open the second half and couldn’t score.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
  • But Lansdowne’s onside kick failed and the Wolverines ran out the clock.
    — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Troy tried for an onside kick, but the Panthers recovered and ran out the clock for the win.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Two years ago, an onside kick against Clemson turned the game in the Tide’s favor.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2018
  • But when the Chargers failed to recover the onside kick that followed, the game was over.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Thomas Davis had to leap high to recover an onside kick in the final minutes to clinch the game.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But the Rams failed to recover the onside kick, and the Bengals ran out the clock.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The Panthers then recovered an onside kick, giving them a chance to win.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Eagles recovered the onside kick, and Hurts kneeled out the clock.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 14 Dec. 2020
  • But the 49ers recovered the onside kick and time ran out for the Lions.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
  • If Fields would have hit one of them, maybe the Bears would have attempted a field goal and then an onside kick.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Allen’s sneak for a touchdown with a minute left cut the deficit, but the Rams recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That set the stage for the onside kick that was recovered by the Red Wolves, but called back by penalty.
    — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Forest Hill opened the game with an onside kick attempt, but the ball failed to travel 10-yards.
    — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The rule has been previously amended to allow onside kicks at any point in the game and not just in the fourth quarter.
    — Nick Harris april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Cowboys scored a touchdown to cut it to 39-37, then lined up for an onside kick.
    — Paul Newberry, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The Ducks line up for the onside kick, but the Sun Devils recover it.
    — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Clegg then scored on a 2-yard TD run and recovered the onside kick for the second straight time.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2021

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