How to Use wide receiver in a Sentence

wide receiver

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  • And then at No. 33, this will be a good spot for a wide receiver.
    — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Mike Gesicki doesn’t have the skill set to be a wide receiver.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Rice was a star at SMU and led all Chiefs wide receivers in yards this season.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The wide receiver handed off his WWE-style belt to hold Patrick.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The Chiefs don’t have stars at the wide receiver position.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The job of correspondent is the wide receiver, and the host is the quarterback.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, a wide receiver has won the award two of the past four years with a non-quarterback winning in four of the past nine years.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Stover can block like a true fullback or tight end, and run routes in space like a true wide receiver.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The lawsuit comes amid a tumultuous year for the wide receiver.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Cook played wide receiver and safety and was named MVP.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The younger Carroll has a notable background with wide receivers.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The Aztecs brought in several wide receivers from the transfer portal.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The Bears need upgrades at wide receiver and on the offensive line.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The 25-year-old wide receiver started by praising Kelce for pulling Swift.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Mack Hollins is the wide receiver that has played most opposite Adams.
    — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 21 Oct. 2022
  • There were wide receivers who couldn’t get open, penalties which pushed Auburn back and running backs running the wrong way on key third down plays.
    — Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Pettis raced 30 yards to the end zone, getting help from wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown’s block for a 51-yard touchdown.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Reed, a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, has been training with Hughes since 2016.
    — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
  • Despite the loss, the game marked the return of wide receiver Keenan Allen, who sat out seven games due to a hamstring injury.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2022
  • One sports star on the scene, for the very first time, was football pro Stefon Diggs, a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The team’s top deep threat at wide receiver, Williams was injured in the second quarter of a 31-28 loss at Denver on Sunday.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Miami packaged its 2022 first-round pick in the trade that got wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Cleveland needs to upgrade its defensive line and may be in the market for a top-flight wide receiver.
    — Tom Withers, ajc, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The Eagles have allowed the most fantasy points to wide receivers through 11 weeks and Diggs is coming off his two worst games of the season.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Those weren’t necessarily all of the clues that the All-Pro wide receiver was in full holdout mode.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
  • Think about how a running back moves to avoid defensive linemen, or a wide receiver runs a route.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Utah’s top wide receiver, Devaughn Vele, is a former walk-on.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • One major issue in 2022 was that the Patriots didn’t have enough size at wide receiver.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For now, the Browns move in a different direction at wide receiver.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • New Orleans’ special teams will take a hit with the absence of wide receiver Rashid Shaheed — one of two players in the league with a punt return touchdown.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024

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