How to Use offense in a Sentence

offense

noun
  • Our team has the best offense in the league.
  • The team plays good offense.
  • The team needs some work on its offense.
  • Penalties for a first offense range from fines to jail time.
  • The quarterback directs the offense.
  • He was found guilty and fined $250 for each offense.
  • Jones and the offense did not look great against the Raiders.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Now, as for the rest of the offense, the jury is still out.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Suns are sixth in offense and 10th in defense in that time.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But it’s all caught up to them over the past month as the offense has hit a clear lull.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Thing is, that’s only a small part of the offense as a whole.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
  • In the Jets’ loss to the Bills, the offense allowed two sacks and eight quarterback hits.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a lot for Williams and the offense as a whole to tighten up and improve.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson led the way for the offense.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2023
  • And of course, the offense is always there: U-M led the nation with 4.1 goals a game.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Of note, starter and pregame captain Tyler Booker wasn’t on the field with the first-team offense.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The defense was good early in the season, but the offense wasn’t.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Tampa Bay’s 594 yards of offense last week was the most by any team in a game this year.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Aces finished the season with the league’s best offense, best defense, and best record.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Addie Perry led the offense with a base hit and a team high two RBIs.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The offense turned the ball over twice, the second of which led to a Klesmit 3-pointer to get back within two.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Neither offense could get much going in the first half.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Which of those three lineups produces the most offense?
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Hurts and the starting offense didn’t play a single snap in any of the three preseason games.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Whatever the cause may be, the Mets could use his offense and his baserunning.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • As the game continued, the Sun Devil’s offense wasn’t as lights out, and the Frogs were able to fight back into the game.
    Charles Baggarly, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The 49ers are running the offense that people think Kansas City still runs.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Through the first few weeks of the season, the Orioles were being carried by their offense.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But this spring, offense is the name of the game with his move from right-side hitter to the outside in volleyball.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • New York has struggled to create any sort of consistency in its offense.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024

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