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How to use winger in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Winger means one of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships. Example: “We hauled out a winger of grog.”

Examples of winger by meaning

nounOne of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

  • We hauled out a winger of grog.

nounAn offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

  • The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored.

More sentences with winger

  • He initiated the game-winning play with a fancy deked saucer pass to the winger.From the entry fancy
  • In Calgary, the most interesting recipient of a finger-point has been 26-year-old star winger Johnny Gaudreau.2019 November 22, Sean Tierney, “The case for keeping Johnny Gaudreau in Calgary (because he hasn’t been as bad as it seems)”, in The…. From the entry finger-point
  • Before you have a chance to react, it's ricocheted from winger to centreman to net.2009 January 25, Sarah Barmak Special to the Star, “Worshipping a tiny, perfect, occasionally bloody game”, in Toronto Star. From the entry centreman
  • Stephen Ward, a winger converted to emergency left-back two months ago, now looks to the manner born.2008 November 10, Jeremy Alexander, The Guardian. From the entry to the manner born
  • International Rugby League winger Noel Pidding – "Football's Bradman" – piled up a cricket score, 34 points, against America yesterday.2013, Gavin Willacy, No Helmets Required, eBook Partnership, →ISBN. From the entry cricket score
  • Alex Song launched a long ball forward from the back and the winger took it down nicely on his chest.2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport. From the entry wake
  • It's possible the Caps could be without winger Donald Brashear for Game 7 for one of two possible suspendable offences.2009 April 27, Damien Cox, “Can Capitals finish off shell-shocked Rangers?”, in Toronto Star. From the entry suspendable
  • The winger slipped away from Ledley then stood up a cross to the back post which seemed perfect for Lee Wallace charging in.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record. From the entry flying start
  • Analyses that used to exist only in arcane feminist journals are now common among right wingers and are being institutionalized as law and public policy.1984 December 22, Gayle Rubin, “Censored: Anti-Porn Laws And Women's Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 8. From the entry right-winger
  • Russell was starting to find his range and when he threaded through a grubber to Sean Maitland the winger did well to gather and keep the ball in play.2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman. From the entry leak
  • French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport. From the entry architect
  • Gradually, though, they began to find their rhythm and – predictably – it was their two young wingers who looked like offering a way back into the game.2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian. From the entry mis-hit
  • Then Rogne released Forrest with a diagonal ball and the winger tormented Broadfoot again before blasting a shot which McGregor managed to fingertip over his bar.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record. From the entry fingertip
  • This means their backs have no inside support in defence, their wingers are forced to come up and help and it frees up the back field.2011, Jonny Wilkinson, Jonny: My Autobiography, London: Headline, →ISBN, pages 108 (chapter 8) and 187 (chapter 13). From the entry back field
  • Kenny is ages with me and already a fast powerful winger with a really hard shot—a mini Peter Lorimer and he even looked a bit like him.2008, James Meikle, Fitba Daft: A Story of Total Soccer Addiction in Scotland and America, →ISBN. From the entry be ages with

Meaning of winger

  1. noun One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
  2. noun An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

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Questions about winger in a sentence

How do you use winger in a sentence?
Winger is used as a noun. For example: “We hauled out a winger of grog.”
What is a short sentence with winger?
“We hauled out a winger of grog.”
What does winger mean?
Winger means one of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

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