How to Use dive for in a Sentence

dive for

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Definition of dive fornext
  • Hunt was able to carry him, spin and dive for the goal for the score.
    — cleveland, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Friday, the stage wasn’t as big, and Panik had to dive for the ball and flip from the dirt.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Fuller was down on the field in the end zone for some time after the contact and his dive for the ball.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Fisch then called a fullback dive for Clay Markoff, who gained 4 and a first down.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
  • This is where Omega set a new world record for the deepest dive for a timepiece.
    — Jeremy White, Wired, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Penix wouldn’t have been able to shock the college football world with his daring dive for the pylon in OT.
    — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Oct. 2020
  • In the fifth, Kirk lifted a fly to right, but the wind pushed the ball back toward the infield so fast that Kwan had to sprint to get close enough to dive for the ball.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 7 May 2022
  • In the fourth quarter, Paulino kept his legs churning on a goal line dive for a 2-yard scoring plunge.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • That came in the third quarter when Sheffield, trying to dive for the end zone, had the ball slip out of his hand, hit the pylon and go out of bounds for a touchback.
    — John Bohnenkamp, ajc, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Stephanie Mencimer shined a powerful light on this story in a deep dive for Mother Jones.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • This year was filled with great moments from the young Guardians team, including this late-season dive for a catch and out against the Tampa Bay Rays.
    — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Years ago, Jim Schwartz had to try to save Calvin Johnson from himself by telling him to dial it down in practice and not dive for every ball.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2020
  • The pace was frantic as Miami’s dive for the end zone came up feet short early in the third quarter Saturday.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The young men who showed up early this month to dive for tusks harbored no apparent skepticism.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The Book of Pie is an exhaustive deep dive for the most ardent pie people–and this close to Thanksgiving, who isn’t an ardent pie person?
    — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
  • When the senior signal-caller turned the corner and made a dive for the pylon, Clinton-Massie's defense was there to stop him just inches short and preserve a trip to state.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Inconsistent tackler who will lower his face mask and dive for the ankles.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
  • During the flash crash the market took a precipitous and short-lived dive for no apparent reason.
    — Simon Constable, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Young’s pick set up Baltimore near midfield and yet another quick drive was finished by Jackson’s sprint right and dive for a 2-yard score.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Freshman lineman Briley Barron’s dive for center square earned W for the offense.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Screen for the ball handler up top, create some separation, dive for the hoop, and either nimbly lay it in or viciously throw it down.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The inning ended with Kason Howell hitting a ground ball that Dustin Dickerson had to dive for at shortstop.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
  • The inning ended with Kason Howell hitting a ground ball that Dustin Dickerson had to dive for at shortstop.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
  • Amy is a former Division I college volleyball player, and has to resist the urge to dive for every shot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022
  • The shooting came just three days after nearly two dozen shots were fired near a high school baseball game in Chicago, prompting players on the field to drop to the ground and others to dive for cover.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 1 May 2022
  • That total includes an 80% dive for receipts in the U.S. and Canada, which contributed a paltry $2.2 billion.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the offenders are pelicans, who normally dive for fish, but can now just descend to the water’s surface and dip up prodigious mouthfuls in their trough-like beaks.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022
  • Part of what has made Heinicke so effective since a surprise playoff start against Tampa Bay is his reckless abandon: a willingness to dive for the pylon or the extra yard.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Playing travel softball in an indoor tournament in Iowa, the pitcher/infielder was playing first base and had to dive for a ball thrown by her shortstop.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • And for corporate America, productivity is likely to take a dive for the next couple of weeks.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023

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