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Definition of "halfback" []
- Football One of the players positioned near the flanks behind the line of scrimmage. (noun)
- Football The position held by this player. (noun)
- Sports One of several players stationed behind the forward line, as in soccer or Rugby. (noun)
- Sports The position held by this player. (noun)
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Use "halfback" in a sentence
- "I called a halfback pass, and Larry Keys threw a two-point conversion pass to Unglaub to win the game, 21–20."
- "They should listen to Pearce - who stands at the crossroads of becoming the state's long-term halfback - and hear what this second chance means to him."
- "'' We definitely did it the hard way, we should have done that a lot easier, '' the recalled halfback said."
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