broken field
Origin of broken field
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performed, as by a ball-carrier, in a wide-open area covered by few defensive players, as opposed to the heavily trafficked area near the line of scrimmage.
Origin of broken-field
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How to use broken field in a sentence
The trees seemed of a strange shape, and strange were the stunted thorns dotted about the broken field in which he stood.
The Secret Glory | Arthur MachenAnd on that side, that broken field, those long pieces of ice more or less joined at their edges?
The English at the North Pole | Jules VerneEventually we crossed this broken field, reaching the edge of the gravel slope, where we were very glad indeed to rest.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyHe had made a run of ninety yards through a broken field in the last minute of play.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron | J. W. DuffieldThe left half, Cox, was a broken-field runner of renown as well as Claflin's best goal-kicker.
Left Guard Gilbert | Ralph Henry Barbour
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