How to Use wide receiver in a Sentence

wide receiver

noun

• 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 wide receiver group had been contested all spring and fall.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Mertz finished 6 of 7 for 59 yards in the opening half, with the lone incompletion a drop by wide receiver Markus Allen.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
• 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
• 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
• The Texans themselves are dealing with their own issues, with star wide receiver Stefon Diggs ruled out for the season with a knee injury.
  — Andy Scholes, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024