American football
/ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈʊtbɔːl/
noun
a sport played by two teams of 11 players who carry, throw, or kick an oval ball on a rectangular field
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1They play American football.
2In 1892 professional American football got its start.
3American football field is a hundred yards long.
4Football, or American Football, is basically a religion.
5American football is an American sport.
baseball
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔɫ/
noun
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of 9 players who try to hit the ball and then run around four bases before the other team can return the ball
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1Baseball is delayed.
2Kids are playing baseball.
3Baseball sucks.
4Baseball needs coke.
5Baseball tushy!
basketball
/ˈbæskətˌbɔɫ/
noun
a type of sport where two teams, with often five players each, try to throw a ball through a net that is hanging from a ring and gain points
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1Play basketball.
2Playing basketball?
3Your kids play basketball?
4You can go to a park by yourself with a basketball.
5Just play basketball.
to catch
/ˈkætʃ/
verb
to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air by hands
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1Which animals can catch coronavirus?
2People can also catch laughter.
3Caught a turtle!
4- Catch a chicken?
5- Catch her shoulders.
fan
/ˈfæn/
noun
someone who has a strong admiration or interest for someone or something; a person who admires someone or something
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1A year later at E3 2019, fans would get another big surprise.
2Fans once again felt the gentle embrace of hope.
3Fans just stop!
4Fans can even spot the YouTube star in Camila Cabello's music video for her track, "Havana."
5- Always have fans.
field
/ˈfiɫd/
noun
a piece of land used for playing a game or sport on
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1Field pushed the idea even further.
2After all, this is a 2 mm long, bright green ciliate slithering through a field of smaller organisms and debris.
3I mention fields.
4Field also has a double meaning.
5In this room, young volunteers field non-stop calls from people in need of help.
hockey
/ˈhɑki/
noun
a game played by two teams of eleven players on grass or a field, using long sticks to put a hard ball in the opposite team's goal
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1The ice version of knockers is hockey.
2We all play hockey.
3Because I love hockey.
4I love underwater hockey.
5Favorite hockey is Caps always.
to kick
/ˈkɪk/
verb
to hit or strike with the foot, usually the ball in sports such as soccer
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1Their families, and the press, are kicking up a fuss.
2Kick the ball.
3Kick the bloody ball.
4- Kick the wall.
5Kick door on the boardroom.
to score
/ˈskɔɹ/
verb
to gain a point, goal, etc. in a game, competition, or sport
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1Only the Prussian allies and the Hunters scored victories on the Austrians.
2Justice has scored the tying run, Bream to the plate.
3- 16-year-old lifeguards can score cigs.
4Scored two goals.
5Scored two goals.
table tennis
/tˈeɪbəl tˈɛnᵻs/
noun
a game played on a table by two or four players who bounce a small ball on the table over a net using special rackets
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1Do you refer to this game as table tennis, ping pong or whiff whaff?
2It's the table tennis district.
3For me, I love table tennis.
4I have a basket with lots of table tennis balls.
5Their first hit is a table tennis game called, Pong.
court
/ˈkɔɹt/
noun
an area where people can play basketball, tennis, etc.
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1The company courted massive interest from hundreds of cities.
2And the court then has to make a determination.
3Trump sees courts as just another political body.
4Courts cite this Aristotelian account of equity all over the place.
5Then both men left court.
half-time
/ˈhæfˌtaɪm/
noun
a short break between two halves of a game or match
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1It's a half-time commitment.
2And, B, the game is past half-time.
3Okay so like the mail is the half-time show.
4And there's kitten half-time.
5If they have a good half-time show.
qualification
/ˌkwɑɫəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
a skill or personal quality that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity
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1The bottom line is, qualifications no longer matter.
2They just recognized qualifications.
3So qualification feels necessary.
4What are their qualifications?
5One qualification is that Madison's qualification.
rugby
/ˈɹəɡbi/
noun
a game played by two teams of thirteen or fifteen players, who kick or carry an oval ball over the other team’s line to score points
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1In some ways, rugby was a symbol of the apartheid government.
2He played rugby.
3I gave up rugby in the end.
4Everybody knows mud rugby.
5So, rugby is a life changer.
racket
/ˈɹækɪt/
noun
an object with a handle, an oval frame and a tightly fixed net, used for hitting the ball in sports such as badminton, tennis, etc.
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1Thank you what in us rackets glad what gladrackets us.
2So here's our rackets.
3have a racket.
4have a racket.
5Bend your knees, racket in front of you.
to attack
/əˈtæk/
verb
(in sports) to go forward and make an attempt to score a goal or point against an opponent
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1We experience reconnaissance missions and attacks against electrical companies every day.
2Iranian photographer Kaveh Golestan witnessed the gas attacks from a helicopter.
3So the proton will attack an unshared pair on the oxygen.
4Attack the chlorine.
5So, the analogy to that is attacking protons.
referee
/ˌɹɛfɝˈi/
noun
an official who is in charge of a game, making sure the rules are obeyed by the players
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1Referees already influence the game a lot, obviously, a referee's judgment, their decision-making.
2One problem, the referees blew their whistles.
3Each player will have a referee.
4Show your referee.
5Referee is Mario.
defense
/dɪˈfɛns/
noun
(in sports) the players who try to not allow the opposing team to score; the position or role of these players on the field
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1After spending more time with Howard, I developed a better understanding of his belief that everyone deserves a zealous defense.
2No says defense.
3The best offense is defense.
4Close any gaps in your bases defenses.
5Bulls play defense in different ways.
helmet
/ˈhɛɫmət/
noun
a hard hat worn by soldiers, bikers, etc. for protection
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1Helmets are interesting.
2Take the helmet.
3Like-- Take your helmet off.
4Wear a helmet.
5Wear a helmet.
pitch
/ˈpɪtʃ/
noun
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
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1After five innings pitched: no earned runs, one hit, no walks, seven strikeouts.
2Pitched a great tent.
3So pitch goes down.
4In American English, pitch plays a significant role.
5Just pitched an idea.
to shoot
/ˈʃut/
verb
to try to score points in a ball game by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball
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1Body shot!
2These missiles shoot 20 kilometers?
3The other gunmen shot Stillwell’s corpse some more for good measure.
4Kid: Shoot lasers eyes out of my eyes.
5Police shot out the engine of the boat.
area
/ˈɛɹiə/
noun
a part of a space or structure that is used for a specific purpose
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1CSIs might even vacuum the entire area to collect tiny samples.
2He believed that each area of the brain was linked to a certain behavior, such as bravery.
3Areas need help.
4Full price smoothened areas.
5area rugs as the basis for that.
base
/ˈbeɪs/
noun
(baseball) any of the four stations that the runner must reach to score a run
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1They based their proposals on their study of the energy flows of the coral atoll Enewetak in the Marshall Islands.
2The statesmen were basing their restructuring of post-war Europe on the principals of self-determination and democracy.
3And at the same time, I'm on a journey of spirituality, trying to figure out my roots, being based in evangelical Christianity.
4And Eagles bases their organization’s methods on biblical teaching.
5Base any severance package on company policy, not personal feelings.
batter
/ˈbætɝ/
noun
(in baseball) the player who tries to hit the ball with a bat
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1Batters reach base on error about 1% of the time.
2Spreading batter evenly.
3Loose pancake batter
4Both time and weather batter the house.
5Divide the cake batter evenly into the six small mixing bowls.
bowler
/ˈboʊɫɝ/
noun
(cricket) a player who throws the ball to the batsman
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1Here's your bowler shirt. -
2-Yes, I know bowlers!
3Come on, mighty Bowler.
4Next up is the bowler hat.
5The bowler is a hundred years old.
to defend
/dɪˈfɛnd/
verb
(in sports) to prevent an opponent from scoring a goal or point
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1Still, police defended their use of force.
2The company had defended its efforts.
3Defend my honor.
4Defend the press.
5These horsemen defended the French footmen until nightfall.
foul
/ˈfaʊɫ/
noun
an act in a sport that is against the rules and is not allowed
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1A foul is called.
2Glue guns are foul.
3This potion is foul.
4"Foul the president."
5The air, too, was foul.
penalty
/ˈpɛnəɫti/
noun
(in games and sports) a disadvantage that a team or player is given for violating a rule
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1Wanted another penalty.
2Non-completed routes get penalties.
3Penalties are pretty steep.
4Penalties are over $80.
5Throwing out penalties.
umpire
/ˈəmˌpaɪɝ/
noun
an official who is in charge of a game and makes sure players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket
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1Yup, as well as umpires to enforce them.
2The umpires were just as confused as everybody else.
3Umpires had to get between them.
4See that home-plate umpire?
5Umpires rarely talk to players after a game.
to tackle
/ˈtækəɫ/
verb
to try to take the ball from the players of the other team, usually by forcing them down, in sports such as football or rugby
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1Most students tackle their reading assignments like zombies.
2The BBC radio programme, Business Daily, recently tackled this topic.
3First, regardless of your chosen field, tackle hard problems.
4So, my wife and I tackled renovations.
5Next tackle the top.

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