How to Use slotback in a Sentence

slotback

noun
  • The senior slotback ran back three kickoffs last year in six games for the Grizzlies.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Then the Vikings could use safety Jayron Kearse as a slotback.
    — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Bonner, a slotback, and Chris High, a fullback, will return to help lead the Midshipmen’s ground game.
    — Shannon Green, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 June 2017
  • Amadi was inconsistent when he was finally inserted as the starting slotback.
    — oregonlive, 31 July 2020
  • Quarterback Gavin Walter had two, with slotback Sebastian Wiggins adding a late score.
    — Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Ciolek is back, along with fellow slotback Adam Varga to keep the Bulldogs’ offense dangerous and unpredictable.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021
  • An all-league slotback who moved behind center after all three of the Eagles’ quarterbacks got injured, he was shown suffering through panic attacks that were rooted in reasons far bigger than a position switch.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The offense has been in tune with 6-foot-7 senior quarterback Mitchell Evans and Barret Labus, who became the school’s all-time leading receiver this year as a slotback.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020

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