How to Use yarder in a Sentence

yarder

noun
  • In fact, those were all at least 50-yarders.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • His 68-yarder was the Jaguars’ first score.
    — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Johnson got in the game with that 60-yarder.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Lutz knew off his foot that the 42-yarder was in trouble.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His 33-yarder then sealed the deal with five seconds left.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Wil Lutz doinks a 42-yarder, and the Colts have life.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Ryan Stonehouse had a 50-yarder.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
  • His only miss was on a 64-yarder that hit the crossbar.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The 68-yarder — the only one for a score — stunned Glenn.
    — Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Missing a 46-yarder late in the third quarter hurt.
    — Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Turner did miss a 49 yarder in the third quarter that would have tied the game.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • On the 14 and eight-yarder, Potts and his tight end did that little toss.
    — Robert Avery, Chron, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Then Wil Lutz buried a 39-yarder at the whistle.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bly started the spree with his second TD, a one yarder.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Pribula’s longest pass was a 27-yarder.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Tigers were twice whistled for five-yarders in that possession.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Guzman crossed the goal line twice as well with his first being from three yards out and his second on a eight-yarder.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Chase Allen nailed a 48 yarder to tie the game at 10 in the third quarter.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Little kicked a 70-yarder in the preseason last year.
    — Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The next drive, an 80 yarder that included 13 plays, was more of the same.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Jake Elliott kicked a 39-yarder for a 17-10 lead.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, Spencer Schrader saved the day with a 45-yarder.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wilhoit on Friday punted twice, and both of them were 51-yarders.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Kobe Gooden caught the other touchdown, a 2-yarder.
    — Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Well, at least punter Jeremy Crawshaw nailed his first punt, a 52-yarder.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This is the first play, Croskey-Merritt’s 15-yarder in Week 5.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Just like that, a 60-yard field goal attempt became a 39-yarder for Lutz.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of the first half, Canales elected to punt the ball instead of opting to kick a 57-yarder.
    — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Moore downed Koch’s second punt late in the first quarter, which was a 58 yarder, on the 3-yard line.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Bush tucked the ball away and scampered for runs of nine, 14 and eight yards with the eight yarder delivering the points.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2019

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