How to Use punt in a Sentence

punt

1 of 2 verb
Definition of puntnext
Synonyms for puntnext
  • 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 | [email protected], 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 | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • That didn’t happen as San Francisco was stopped and punted.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Lions recoiled, by twice failing to convert on fourth down, fumbling, and punting on a three-and-out series.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
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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

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