Examples of offside in a Sentence
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It was initially given offside, but it’s been overturned by VAR!
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Tadeo Allende came off the bench and appeared to score in the 52nd minute, but the he was caught offside and the goal was disallowed.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
But the current way of doing things, where everyone is constantly standing around, waiting for a coach to finish staring at an iPad or hear from a video guy who’s literally the only person in an entire building who noticed a play was offside?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Díaz put the result beyond doubt on a break, though he was initially flagged offside when Leon Goretzka slid the ball over.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Tadeo Allende came off the bench and appeared to score in the 52nd minute, but the he was caught offside and the goal was disallowed.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
But the current way of doing things, where everyone is constantly standing around, waiting for a coach to finish staring at an iPad or hear from a video guy who’s literally the only person in an entire building who noticed a play was offside?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Díaz put the result beyond doubt on a break, though he was initially flagged offside when Leon Goretzka slid the ball over.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Offside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offside. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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offside
adverb or adjective
off·side
ˈȯf-ˈsīd 
: illegally in advance of the ball or puck
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