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- adjective sports
Onside : in a legal position with respect to the ball and boundaries
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Examples
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Alex Tanguay passed to Sakic, who kept his balance to remain onsides at the St. Louis blue line.
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Finally, and most tactically, energy efficiency based carbon offsets may be very powerful in bringing key Senators "onsides" with carbon cap-and-trade regulation.
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Finally, and most tactically, energy efficiency based carbon offsets may be very powerful in bringing key Senators "onsides" with carbon cap-and-trade regulation.
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Martin, who plays on the return and coverage teams, was the one who so coolly recovered the Packers' surprise onsides kick last week.
Giants Leader Relishes His Special Duty Joshua Robinson 2012
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Norv Turner is already getting roundly criticized for the onsides kick, and justifiably.
Sweet, Sweet Sunday! grrm 2010
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And then Harbaugh, the young coach who's supposed to share the same favorite tenets as Coughlin—stout defense, tough run game, hard-nosed, old-school football—made the cheekiest of calls: an onsides kick with five minutes before the break.
This Time, Late Heroics Elude the Giants Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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The idea that a player standing absolutely still can go from being onsides to off merely because the other players changed their position boggles themind.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Soccerphiles & Soccerphobes, Lay Down Your Arms! 2010
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Toward the end, when Dallas still had a pulse, Harbaugh shrewdly called a timeout a split-second before a kickoff to find out whether the Cowboys would try an onsides kick or boot it deep.
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Norv Turner is already getting roundly criticized for the onsides kick, and justifiably.
Sweet, Sweet Sunday! grrm 2010
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Spain won sure That guy was onsides but they did it poorly and their style of play is pretty pathetic.
Spain wins the soccer World Cup: Were you watching? | EW.com 2010
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