How to Use yardage in a Sentence

yardage

noun
  • Allen's such a weapon on short-yardage.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Short-yardage was a problem last year.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Smash his running backs in short-yardage.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The yardage was bad, but the poor timing proved to be more costly.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Lamb is back healthy and putting up triple-digit yardage every game.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Including, say, the best short-yardage back in the league.
    — Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Colorado’s defense bled yardage in chunks.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • His yardage set a single-game Brophy record.
    — Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The thing about college football is teams will pile up yardage and reach the end zone — a lot.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That play probably topped the list of short-yardage options in a key spot.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That's because the running plays were gaining huge chunks of yardage.
    — Joe Walljasper, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Lowest yardage ever in a 10-catch game.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Good to see the Chiefs’ power in a short-yardage touchdown on the ground.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The team’s fourth-round pick out of Washington is built for tough yardage.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Pick higher or lower for yardage, touchdowns and more.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But there's a big drop off to Brown, who mostly is a short-yardage option.
    — Erick Smith, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But when a team starts most of its drives near midfield, there’s a limit to how much yardage can be gained.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The play was blown up, coming nowhere close to first down yardage, and the onslaught began.
    — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Peoples-Jones made a great leap here to avoid the tackle and gain enough yardage for a first down.
    — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Most teams use that package for run plays in short yardage situations.
    — Omar Kelly updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame was always going to need a new go-to on short yardage this season.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Sanders also threw two touchdowns and had slightly less yardage than Gabriel.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The yardage total was the second-highest of his four-year career.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Kareem Hunt is really good on short yardage.
    — Sam McDowell October 27, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Had a high volume of carries but limited yardage.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Chargers are prone against the run, having given up a ton of yardage the past four weeks.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • This was the lowest yardage gained in a game under coach Zac Taylor.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His ability to scramble, either for yardage, or to buy time in the pocket.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The dynamic dual-threat can sling the ball downfield and rifle off chunk yardage on the ground.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • So, yeah, how the Chiefs will operate in short yardage remains a question.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'yardage.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: