How to Use punter in a Sentence
punter
noun
- Effective marketing means getting the punters to buy what you want them to buy.
- He was one of the greatest punters in NFL history.
- The sale attracted more than 1,000 punters.
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The punter kicks the ball again from behind the line of scrimmage.
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Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2021
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Nearly a punt over the head of Chiefs punter Matt Araiza.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
23 Sep. 2024
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But the best player throughout the game looked to be punter James Burnip.
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Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com,
al,
16 Sep. 2023
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The hope is that Koons’s sculptures will pull in the punters.
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Kirsty Lang For The Times,
Robb Report,
1 Dec. 2021
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Berry was the starting punter at the outset of the 2021 season but couldn't hold on to it.
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Ryan Black,
The Courier-Journal,
10 May 2023
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Now, the former punter had to figure out how to be a coach.
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Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Sep. 2022
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Oregon’s punter Tom Snee could have kicked the ball out of bounds there.
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John Canzano,
oregonlive,
20 Nov. 2021
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Kohl’s Kicking rates him the No. 1 kicker and the No. 6 punter in the nation.
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Richard Davenport,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Morstead has served as Atlanta’s punter for the past four games.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com,
al,
24 Dec. 2021
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Orzech listened for the count and then rifled the ball toward the punter.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2022
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Christian was rushing the punter and had fallen to the ground.
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Colleen Kane,
chicagotribune.com,
19 Dec. 2021
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The numbers say it’s possible, as do the punter and his coach.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2021
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He was tied for fourth-busiest punter in the N.F.L., finishing with 83 punts.
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Joe Drape,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2023
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The Seattle punter got two punts away on a single play.
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Scott Horner,
The Indianapolis Star,
8 Oct. 2021
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Well, the Rebels got back into the punt formation, and the snap airmailed the punter, with the first bounce around the 25-yard line.
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Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
23 Nov. 2024
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Practice squad punter Michael Palardy will get the nod in Bailey’s place.
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Nicole Yang,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 Nov. 2022
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Braden Mann, the team’s punter the past three seasons, was cut a week later.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2023
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The 1-2 punch of Smack and punter Jeremy Crawshaw is something to build on.
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Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2024
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On impulse, Justice kicked one back, well over the punter’s head.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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As a punter, he was called on five times for an average of 34.8 yards.
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Stephen Means,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2021
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The Bills cut another punter, meaning Araiza had the job.
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Ann Killion,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Aug. 2022
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Afterward, the punter lamented leaving the ball low and short.
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Joe Drape,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2023
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The kickers and punters in the Southland are pumped to make a difference.
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Laura Blasey,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Aug. 2023
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After all, what's a punter if not someone who can kick the football far?
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Jr Radcliffe,
Journal Sentinel,
29 Aug. 2023
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The Browns have been searching for punter help going back to last season.
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Dan Labbe,
cleveland,
4 Apr. 2022
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The first half also featured a roughing the punter call that gave the Thunderbirds a first down at the ASU 23.
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Michelle Gardner,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Sep. 2021
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And then with less two minutes remaining from their own 30-yard line, Indiana senior punter James Evans mishandled the snap as the ball went through his hands.
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Wayne Sterling,
CNN,
23 Nov. 2024
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