How to Use cornerback in a Sentence

cornerback

noun
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  • It’s not yet known whether the star cornerback will be able to go.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The ball hung up and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt closed and made a play.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Then, Irwin spun around the cornerback, raced down the field and picked up 32 yards.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Next time, the Packers might want to put their best cornerback on him.
    — Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The fourth-year junior cornerback tried to field in after a bounce, but the ball slipped through his hands.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Based on upside, Arnold could be the top cornerback on some draft boards.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Last year, the Cowboys held the 10th overall pick and sought an elite cornerback.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022
  • It’s been 20 years since a cornerback came in the second round (Shawntae Spencer).
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, the cornerback earned Pro Bowl honors the next year in 2015.
    — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 4 June 2022
  • The ability to juke a blitzing cornerback, sprint right and toss an on-the-move, sidearm dart?
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The Ravens need to find a long-term partner for Marlon Humphrey at cornerback.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And cornerback Kristian Fulton was the deep player to the right.
    — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Ruettiger went on to play high school football and did well as a cornerback.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Beckham dazzled with a diving catch in the red zone in front of cornerback Rock Ya-Sin.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • Across his first three years at Ole Miss, Smith appeared in 34 games with 22 starts at cornerback.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022
  • As promised, cornerback Jalen Ramsey was used as a chess piece.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • This pick likely comes down to a pass rusher or a cornerback.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Gipson, a four-star recruit, is rated the seventh-best cornerback in the nation in the Class of 2024.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • So does the cornerback that’ll be waiting on his arrival.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Earlier in the game, the Bears tried confusing the Titans by rolling a cornerback on a punt.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
  • From cornerback to edge rusher to running back, there are holes in the roster that need to be addressed.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
  • Stevenson is the first Miami cornerback to be drafted since Jaquan Johnson went in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But the cornerback who stood across from him last season remains.
    — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Grant is the defense’s leader, and Austin is a three-year starting cornerback.
    — oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Rivals rates him a 4-star recruit and the No. 40 cornerback in the nation while the three other services rate him as a 3-star prospect.
    — Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 20 June 2024
  • Top cornerback Adoree Jackson sustained a knee injury and has missed the last three.
    — Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2022
  • So the senior cornerback felt a sense of triumph to play all but one defensive snap of the opener.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Washington Will there be more plays from the cornerbacks?
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But when your time ranks No. 24 among combine cornerbacks, there might be reason for concern.
    — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning after an 18-year-old cornerback died in a car crash in Indiana over the weekend.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025

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