Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Accomplished by a ball carrier against defenders who are scattered over the field, as on a punt return.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective varying in direction suddenly and frequently
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Examples
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The young man is Duddy Kravitz, a Sammy Glick by any other name, but a broken-field runner rather than one with his eye on the long distance crown.
Waiting for "Barney" (Mordecai Richler's version) Beverly Akerman 2010
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I ran through the trees like a broken-field quarterback, crashing over the undergrowth, weaving through the tree trunks directly at them.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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I ran through the trees like a broken-field quarterback, crashing over the undergrowth, weaving through the tree trunks directly at them.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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I ran through the trees like a broken-field quarterback, crashing over the undergrowth, weaving through the tree trunks directly at them.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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But the slow-moving crowd of idlers in the crooked street forced them to weave in and out like broken-field runners in a football stadium.
Golden State 2010
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I ran through the trees like a broken-field quarterback, crashing over the undergrowth, weaving through the tree trunks directly at them.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Not in the least winded, Anderson segued into John Coltrane's "Central Part West," a cooled-down proposition not without a segment so challenging that Anderson's fleet tooting brought to mind an amazing display of broken-field running.
David Finkle: Every Street's a Jazz Boulevard in Old New York 2009
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During that stretch, he completed nine of nine passes for 72 yards, and his broken-field running kept USC guessing.
USATODAY.com - On the biggest stage, Vince Young delivers for Texas 2006
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Helms, ever courtly, thanked me -- and off I didn't walk but ran, darting around people, through the concourse, down escalators and stairs, like a broken-field runner in a pick-up football game.
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But the Cardinals couldn't take control until Boldin turned a short catch on third-and-20 into a 54-yard, broken-field TD rumble, avoiding five tackles and eventually diving into the end zone with 10: 45 to play.
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