How to Use bull rush in a Sentence

bull rush

noun
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  • Ricard has one of the best bull rush moves on the team.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • In college, a lot of those big guys just try to bull rush you.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Ehlinger bull rushed Buechele for the win, earning his team a 3-0 head start.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Doesn't have the power to bull rush or go through blockers.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
  • Quinn used his speed up the field, and Thomas prepared for speed to power, like a bull rush.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • And pass-rushing moves of that era were relatively simple: the bull rush, the club-and-rip, the spin.
    — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Run or pass, Jones always uses a bull rush technique at the start.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
  • His burst, when paired with a bull rush, can be a lethal combination.
    — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The same was true on Tuesday; Paye took the opportunity of the first day in full pads to work on his bull rush and counter moves off of it.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Bowser has been unlucky not to get at least a few more sacks, and Ferguson has shown a strong bull rush.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Parsons also uses a bull rush, putting his arms into the chest of a tackle to push him back.
    — Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023
  • When a bull rush doesn’t work, Parsons finds another way.
    — Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023
  • On another, Kwiatkoski switched tactics and bull rushed Cook straight into Cousins for the sack.
    — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Tonga’s bull rush is an effective weapon to collapse the pocket.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Payton Turner, Edge, Houston Utilizes strong bull rush to wreak havoc and has the pursuit speed to track down targets.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Officers also used batons to strike protesters caught up in the bull rush.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
  • With exception to that and a bull rush from Steelers nose tackle Cam Heyward, Burrow was cool and collected in the pocket in the first half.
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Can be devastating bull rushing off the edge, getting on the same level of the passer, shucking the block and finishing.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Ferguson hasn’t shown much variety in his pass-rush skill set, but his best move — the bull rush — could be a weapon against the quick-passing offenses on the Ravens’ schedule.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 27 July 2021
  • Donald, who's in the mix to win a record fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, can rag-doll guards, bull rush tackles, evade backs or just out-quick any blocker in space.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Miller went outside on rookie right tackle Jawaan Taylor and then used a semi-bull rush on Taylor to get into his pads.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Why was there an investor bull rush (see charts above and below) into the housing market during the pandemic?
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah pushed Eichenberg back on a bull rush on the 1-on-1 rep that stood out most during that portion of practice.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • That might’ve been why he was uncharacteristically beat on a bull rush for a sackin the second half.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Will bull rush straight up the field all too often and miss a chance to press the pocket, allowing quarterbacks to step up underneath him and complete passes.
    — cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Jordan came on a bull rush and simply pushed Brian Mihalik into Stafford.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2017
  • The problem is that, with the mad bull rush to market, to promote, to go viral, to get airtime, ad space, getting mind share and establishing a brand is a massive challenge.
    — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • This development has been best expressed through a potent euro-step bull rush.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Isaiah Lewis, bull rushing off the left edge looking for Michigan State's second blocked punt against the Badgers that season, was flagged for running into the kicker.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2020
  • After the bull rush by police, a number of demonstrators walked calmly to their cars parked along nearby Elizabeth Caruthers Park.
    — oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2020

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