sacked
1Informal. dismissed or discharged from a job: The company was forced to recognize union rights and reinstate the sacked workers.
Football. (of the quarterback) tackled behind the line of scrimmage before being able to throw a pass: We've all seen it and winced—the sacked quarterback who can't get up.
put into a sack or sacks: The creek channel is constrained by the sacked concrete used to reinforce both of its banks in the 1950s.I let him push the cart with my sacked groceries out to my parked car.
the simple past tense and past participle of sack1.
Origin of sacked
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destroyed or pillaged, as after capture: In the 13th century, Nicaea was a haven for refugees from the sacked city of Constantinople.
the simple past tense and past participle ofsack2.
Origin of sacked
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use sacked in a sentence
The Hoosiers have the nation’s highest interception rate and the conference’s highest sack rate.
With A Win Over Ohio State, Indiana Would Be In The Big Ten Driver’s Seat. Wait, What? | Josh Planos | November 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI peeled it from the ground with my paring knife and placed it into my netted, purple sack, which once housed grocery-store red onions.
Curl, a rookie seventh-round pick who was making his first start at safety in place of the injured Landon Collins, had a couple of big hits on Jones, including a key sack that forced a punt in the final minutes.
Hail or Fail: Washington commits five more turnovers than Daniel Jones in ugly loss to Giants | Scott Allen | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostSix plays after Sims’s big gain, the drive stalled because of a sack.
How Washington’s passing offense clicked against the Giants — and what it means going forward | Sam Fortier | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostAllen usually had ample time, and the sacks mostly came on plays when he held the ball for a long time or was executing a run-pass option.
What to know for NFL Week 9: Tua Tagovailoa arrives, and Tom Brady’s Buccaneers take a beating | Adam Kilgore | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post
On Friday, she sacked Roger Goodell, basically asking: “Hey Commissioner, ever hear of double-jeopardy?”
A medical examiner who would confuse the two of them should be sacked.
Scandal’s Finale Featured One of the Most Preposterous TV Deaths Ever | Russell Saunders | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilson was sacked 44 times in just 458 attempts, or once in about every 10 drop backs.
The NCAA wants to kill collective bargaining for “student-athletes” in the crib before its lucrative business model get sacked.
The sacked employee had then spent months planning the vengeful act on his ex-boss.
Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine | Alice Feiring | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of these bands sacked the Turkish town of Arta, in Epirus slaughtering the inhabitants, and setting their houses on fire.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIt seems that so much of my purpose has come off, and Cedercrantz and Pilsach are sacked.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonIt was sacked on several occasions during the religious wars in the 16th century.
The church of the Carmelites, who were also suspected of some guilty knowledge of Warfuse's plot, was sacked.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe screen of the hearth of his forge was broken down; the storm had sacked and devastated his workshop.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
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