How to Use sack in a Sentence
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Mack had his first sack, a big one.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Jones has sacks in his last four games.
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Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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That cop must be a fiend with a hacky sack too.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Brown notched two of the team’s six sacks on the day.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rain, or the rats, had made holes in all the flour sacks.
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Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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At times, that may be taking a sack.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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This week, the hits must become sacks.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The only thing is, there were four sacks.
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Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Oweh had three total sacks in that game.
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Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Stafford took two sacks but just four total hits.
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Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Defense has shown up and shown out with three sacks.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, KU had three sacks.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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The star pass rusher has four sacks through six games thus far.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Campbell gave up two of the sacks on Maye.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Blake Thorp led the effort with two sacks.
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Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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Who will lead the Trojans in sacks?
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Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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At that point, Oweh had zero sacks.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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But not just any sack of beans (or foam) will be worth your money.
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Phoebe Sklansky,
Parents,
25 Nov. 2023
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Sahir West had seven sacks alone.
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Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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And the Packers notched four sacks.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Williams had two of the six sacks on Herbert.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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All those sacks Young avoids with a quick sidestep?
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Odofe Oweh had back-to-back sacks.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Now Phillips is going to be in search of more sacks.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Georgia had five sacks for 19 yards.
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Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The line has allowed 15 sacks in three games.
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Chad Graff,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All of Huff’s sacks came in the first seven games.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Burns’ first sack came on third-and-8 in the first quarter.
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Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Had a defense force 2 turnovers and get 3 sacks.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jordyn Gillissie had two sacks.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Darnold wasn't sacked in that game.
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Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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He was not sacked for the first time in five games.
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The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Allen was sacked 14 times last year.
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Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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He was sacked three times for 30 yards.
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Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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He was sacked four times but didn’t turn the ball over once.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Love was sacked five times and was rushed a lot more than that.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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He was sacked twice and lost a fumble.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Dak got sacked and lost seven yards.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Maye was also sacked five times.
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Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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Mayfield was sacked twice and hit three times.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wentz was also sacked five times.
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Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Maye has already been sacked twice.
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CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Williams was sacked 68 times.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thomas was also sacked four times and was picked off once.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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His last year was his best, though he was sacked 36 times.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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He was sacked 41 times, once more than Allen.
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Tim Graham,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Allen wasn’t sacked, hit once, in a 26-7 rout.
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Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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He was sacked three times by K-State in the half.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Two plays later, Fields was sacked.
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Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Buckeyes sacked him four times.
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Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Chargers sacked him three times.
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Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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His first goal came once Erik ten Hag had been sacked.
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Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Weeks later, the Spaniard was sacked.
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Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers failed to sack Stroud and hit him just twice.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Oh, and Manning didn’t get sacked.
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Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Maye was sacked a total of six times for 43 yards.
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Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Williams was sacked 68 times last season.
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Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was sacked 55 times, tying for the league high.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Through two games, Smith has been sacked seven times.
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Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He was sacked three times for a total loss of 17 yards.
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Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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