How to Use rushing in a Sentence

rushing

noun
  • The rushing yards and 46 scores led the state.
    — Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
  • Chicago could still look to make a move to beef up their pass rushing room.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Barkley had just six rushing attempts.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Saquon Barkley is 20th in rushing yards.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Drake Maye is going to have to have some rushing yards.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Is that the function of music, to get your blood rushing?
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Achane was fifth in the league with 1,350 rushing yards.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Ravens still lead the league in rushing and rank in fifth in yards per carry.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Ibrahim has 15 rushing touchdowns this year, three shy of the school record.
    — Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • One rushing, and one as a returner.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In 7 on 7s, there is no rushing, so that part of Williams' game was left out.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2022
  • Just 144 rushing yards with one TD.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Bills are 30th in rushing yards allowed per play.
    — Scott Phillips, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But Hurts had just 14 rushing yards on five attempts.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The five-yard rushing touchdown was the first Auburn touchdown of the game.
    — Giana Han, al, 5 Dec. 2020
  • That brought his rushing totals for the day to nine carries for 64 yards.
    — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Faulk finished his first games in a Colts uniform with three rushing scores.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • This could give the Dolphins quite the unique rushing attack.
    — Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Vale’s quick rushing attack was able to keep the Vikings in it against the Lancers.
    — John Braese For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Lewis had 107 rushing yards and Page had 89 yards.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Jacobs did have a rushing touchdown.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Both have secured 47 rushing yards each through two contests, which is not a good sign.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Cross also added a rushing touchdown.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Kansas had a total of 2 rushing yards in the first half.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • By halftime, the Jets had racked up 115 rushing yards.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Rice has four rushing attempts in 2025.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Tyre Shelton opened the game with a 1-yard rushing touchdown.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Abel Lopez has 339 rushing yards and four TDs.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Justin Fields will just miss out on Lamar Jackson's rushing record.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Owens had 124 of the Bearcats’ 358 rushing yards.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025

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