How to Use running back in a Sentence

running back

noun
  • That is not the case at running back.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Tech is stacked at running back.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • No more running back and forth to the kitchen!
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • He wasn’t used much, even as he was pegged as a deep-depth running back.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • But drafting a running back in the first round?
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That running back duo could be lethal late in the season.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Next year’s running back class is much better than this year.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • At running back in the training room.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • Could that include a bold move up the board for the top running back?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The same can be said for White, if a running back-needy team.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s twice as many first downs as any other running back in the league.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The fans wanted a running back.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Fletcher will likely be the lead running back again this year.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Center could be the weakest link, but how about running back?
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Lemon looks more like a running back than a receiver.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The other turnover came on a zone read play after a mesh with the running back.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The running back scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 39-yard rush.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • This was a quality running back class.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • High praise for the veteran running back.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • Emanuel Wilson is a nice running back, but more of a backup.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • One man was seen on camera running back towards Schoeck to help.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Black would be a good change of pace running back behind Breece Hall.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Both players were impressive in the spring game and round out a deep running back group.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 12 July 2022
  • Vrabel was asked Friday who would start at running back.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Bell is a big-bodied offensive weapon who doesn’t just look like a running back.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • So Trayanum will have a chance to be their fourth running back starting this weekend.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • So that’s not on [running back Miles Sanders], that’s not on anyone.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • To run it back at running back remains deflating.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Guess who won the game where the Patriots nearly lost a running back?
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Next on their to-do list could be running back Bijan Robinson.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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