How to Use punt in a Sentence

punt

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• But the drive stalled, and the Rams were forced to punt.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• The Pack was up 24-20, with just under a minute to go and ready to punt to the Rams.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• Browning punted five times in the first half against the Rams.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
• Oregon State holds Cal’s offense in check, and the Bears punt it back to the Beavers.
  — oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2022
• Reid chose to punt and that forced the Bengals to start their last drive deep in their own end of the field.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Juan Reyes of San Pedro gets the first sack of the game with 4:35 left to force Banning to punt.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• The week’s great reads A killer whale punted a sea lion 20 feet in the air to show calf how it’s done.
  — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• Frank Clark was the first to bring Burrow down on the game’s fifth play, forcing the Bengals to punt.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• The Cardinals had to punt, and their defense couldn't get the ball back for the offense.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
• Holding a one-point lead with a chance to run out the clock, Illinois had to punt to Michigan late in the game.
  — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
• The Eagles were 13 of 18 on third down and only punted once.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Los Angeles had to punt on their first drive of the second half.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
• There’s a chance the ACC decides to punt on expansion for the time being.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
• First completion goes to Jordan Wilkins for 9 yards, but the Colts have to punt.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2022
• Instead, O’Connell was content to make the Bears to use their timeouts and then punt the ball back to Chicago.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Related: Why didn’t the Jets punt the ball out of bounds instead of to Marcus Jones?
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
• This may go to the Supreme Court, which punted a similar case last year.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
• Set to punt from his 46-yard line, Madison Central’s Patrick Moren saw the snap go over his head.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2022
• The Dons put together a nice drive, but were forced to punt from the Helix 37, pinning the Highlanders at the 2.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• Cal only punted once in the second half, and Ja’Varrius Johnson caught the kick for a fair catch.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• The Buckeyes then had to punt, and on Georgia’s next play Bennett threw the 76-yard scoring pass to Smith.
  — Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2022
• Yannick Ngakoue has 2 sacks, now 8.5 on the season, and the Steelers punt into the end zone.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2022
• With just under 11 minutes to play, the Minnesota Vikings were forced to punt.
  — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2022
• If only Reid had faith in his defense and punted on fourth-and-25.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• In 2021, the House largely punted the issue to a study commission.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• Iowa ranks 113th in the nation in time of possession, so expect the Hawkeyes to pile up three-and-outs and punt the ball back to the Buckeyes often.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
• The Bearcats got another stop on third-and-4 and forced the Pirates to punt with 7:01 remaining.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2022
• Facing a quick three-and-out, Buchner was tasked with punting the ball away but saw a crease and took off for the first down on a fake.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• Down 24-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Panthers got the ball back and were unable to score and forced to punt as their offensive line fell apart.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
• But as the Huskies tried to punt, Robinson burst through the line in a blazing bit of redemption, overwhelming the punter.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023

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punt

2 of 2 noun

• The Cowboys blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• Sam Ehlinger gets sacked at the 2, forcing a Colts punt.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2023
• Then the Oregon State defense steps up and forces a punt, though.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• The teams then exchanged punts on the next three drives until the Chiefs were able to close out the half with a 56-yard field goal.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
• Alert play of the game belongs to Jaylen Watson, who fell on the muffed punt late in the third quarter.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• Dan Campbell, the Lions’ head coach, likes to run fake punts.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The Giants start form their 21 after a Matt Haack punt.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2023
• The 49ers have been high on Luter, minus his Super Bowl punt gaffe.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• In a tie game in the fourth quarter, Williams had a punt bounce off his knee — a muff rather than a fumble.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• Somehow, those mistakes — and a muffed punt return — weren’t enough to slay Lawrence and the Jaguars.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
• Leon Chenal and Cole Christiansen with the backside pursuit shuts down the fake punt.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
• The Lions botched downing a punt at the 1-yard line, leading to a touchback.
  — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Eli Gilstrap scooped up a loose football and scored after Blaine Childers blocked a punt.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
• The Israeli punt on the West Bank was, of course, also a decision.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• Franklin has been among the top punt coverage players in the NFL during the past two years.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
• Cincinnati's fourth drive of the day yielded its first punt after the offense stalled at the 40-yard line.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2023
• Its third drive included a fake punt from its own 17-yard line.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• Neither team scored in the third quarter that saw five punts total.
  — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
• There was no drop-off by Stafford in the defeat, which ended when the Ravens returned a punt for a touchdown.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• The team’s longest punt return of the season covered just 14 yards.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
• The former Broncos edge rusher just sacked Patrick Mahomes to force the punt.
  — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2024
• Advertisement The Saints had one more chance near the end of the half, converting a fake punt on fourth down.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• Then, a 65-yard punt return by Toney set up a four-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to Skyy Moore.
  — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2023
• Jaylin Lucas showed a lot of heart as a returner and had 2 punt returns for 51 yards.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
• Our special teams playing really well, Drue (Chrisman) with a huge punt at the end of the game.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Ravens’ next five possessions netted 63 yards, four punts and a fumbles.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• Such as when Araiza lined an 82-yard punt in a Bills preseason game, two weeks before he was cut.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• Jonathan Jones made a similar play on a punt block last year, special teams coach Cam Achord said.
  — Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• The possession ended in a punt, but the Red Wolves did not get the ball back until 3:52 remaining.
  — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
• Jovan Starks started the scoring for the hosts with a 46-yard punt return touchdown.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024