scrimmaged; scrimmaging
: to take part in a scrimmage
: to play a scrimmage against
scrimmager
noun
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Examples of scrimmage in a Sentence
Noun
The first play from scrimmage netted them a touchdown.
the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended
Verb
Last weekend we scrimmaged against Bell High.
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Four unknown assailants were involved in an altercation with non-students during a Franklin High School scrimmage football game.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Carol Schram, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The two will scrimmage against each other in Thursday’s teal vs. white prospects game at Tech CU Arena.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
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Noun
This summer, Flagg was invited to play for the U.S. Select Team and scrimmage against the country’s Olympic squad.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Four unknown assailants were involved in an altercation with non-students during a Franklin High School scrimmage football game.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Montreal, Boston and Ottawa will take part in the Montreal mini-camp, to be held at Place Bell, while Toronto, Minnesota and New York will scrimmage at Toronto’s training facility, the Ford Performance Centre.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The two will scrimmage against each other in Thursday’s teal vs. white prospects game at Tech CU Arena.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
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“Scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrimmage. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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scrimmage
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scrimmaged; scrimmaging
: to take part in a scrimmage
scrimmager
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