How to Use wideout in a Sentence

wideout

noun
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  • Lamb will prove to be the best wideout in the 2020 draft.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The last time Green Bay took a first-round wideout was 2002.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
  • That’s Gates’ son who’s off to the Spartans as a wideout.
    — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The Texans should’ve gotten more for one of the best wideouts in the NFL.
    — oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Bucs could go with a wideout and maybe get a QB this late.
    — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Yes, this would mean a first-round wideout for a third straight year in Philly.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The Tigers opted for a wideout option pass to open the third quarter.
    — Travis Johnson, ajc, 19 Sep. 2021
  • On the first drive of the half, the Lightning nearly scored a touchdown on a long pass, but the ball slipped through the hands of a wideout.
    — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The best wideout, Mike Evans, didn’t catch a pass until the fourth quarter.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Here are 10 things to know about the Cowboys’ newest wideout.
    — Caleb Yum, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The 6-foot-1 wideout showed his burst on the play, getting out to the edge and using downfield blocking to find the best path to the end zone.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Samuel rushed for 365 yards, second most by a wideout in the Super Bowl era.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But the Cowboys have their own star wideout in Amari Cooper.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 12 May 2021
  • When Deandre Carter went down, the wideout ranks were thinned even more.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The wideout said his chemistry with Wentz has been a huge part of his recent scoring spree.
    — Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2021
  • But football was cast aside after the wideout wrecked his knee.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The rookie signal-caller and wideout are healthy scratches for the third time in three weeks.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The senior lofted the ball toward the end zone where his senior wideout Rill out-jumped the defenders and brought the ball in for the score.
    — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Brooks passed for three touchdowns, two to Jones Jr. and one to Jalen Coutain, also a senior wideout.
    — Jean Racine, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Taking a wideout in Round 1 is a safe pick for a personnel guy in need of a few homeruns.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • Thompson finds his wideout for the 2-point conversion and Mesquite has taken the lead.
    — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Even though there might have been interference, Doe needed more from the wideout on the jump.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Adams is projected to get one of my wideout All-pro votes, though polls will remain open for a while.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Matthews is a former wideout who converted to tight end a few years ago.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
  • Teammates and coaches sprint up the sidelines toward the wideout.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Brandin Cooks hasn’t excelled as a No. 1 wideout without the Saints system that pushed him to the slot often, and Cobb figures to eat a lot of the slot snaps.
    — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2020
  • To keep Jones would have meant retaining a 32-year-old wideout at a time when the club is trying to find money to pay its draftees.
    — Arkansas Online, 8 June 2021
  • The former still can carry his team without his top wideout, while the latter can't.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Still considered a raw speedster as a wideout, Schwartz could get picked anywhere from early Day 2 to the third day of the draft.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Or would Schoen keep seven and tab Robinson over Boykin, retaining six wideouts who only help on offense?
    — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024

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