How to Use punter in a Sentence

punter

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  • 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.
  • Nearly a punt over the head of Chiefs punter Matt Araiza.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But the best player throughout the game looked to be punter James Burnip.
    — Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The hope is that Koons’s sculptures will pull in the punters.
    — Kirsty Lang For The Times, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Berry was the starting punter at the outset of the 2021 season but couldn't hold on to it.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2023
  • Now, the former punter had to figure out how to be a coach.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Oregon’s punter Tom Snee could have kicked the ball out of bounds there.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Thomas Morstead has served as Atlanta’s punter for the past four games.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Orzech listened for the count and then rifled the ball toward the punter.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Christian was rushing the punter and had fallen to the ground.
    — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • He was tied for fourth-busiest punter in the N.F.L., finishing with 83 punts.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Practice squad punter Michael Palardy will get the nod in Bailey’s place.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Braden Mann, the team’s punter the past three seasons, was cut a week later.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • The 1-2 punch of Smack and punter Jeremy Crawshaw is something to build on.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • On impulse, Justice kicked one back, well over the punter’s head.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Bills cut another punter, meaning Araiza had the job.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Afterward, the punter lamented leaving the ball low and short.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The kickers and punters in the Southland are pumped to make a difference.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • After all, what's a punter if not someone who can kick the football far?
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The Browns have been searching for punter help going back to last season.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
  • There’s been good and bad, but at this point in the season his most consistent draft pick has been a punter.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In 2012, Maher was a redshirt junior when in came a walk-on punter, Sam Foltz.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Berrios did a nice job as a returner, and punter Jake Bailey was good at times.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Point the finger at punter Jamie Gillan for dropping a snap at Kansas City.
    — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021
  • It’s not just the lack of a quality punter and kicker. – Larry Snider.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Sam Koch, our holder and punter — in my opinion, in that order.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Texans punter Tommy Townsend finished the possession with a weak 37-yard punt to the Houston 49-yard line.
    — NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Fourth-round pick Tory Taylor, the punter who became a fan favorite at Iowa, turned the special teams period into a must-watch event with his ball placement.
    — Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024

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