interception
noun
in·ter·cep·tion
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Definition of interception
1a
: the action of intercepting
b
: the state of being intercepted
2
: something that is intercepted
especially
: an intercepted forward pass
Examples of interception in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But they were helped out by three non-defensive touchdowns, scoring on a punt return, interception return and fumble return. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Week 2 College Football Power Rankings: What We Learned From Openers," 3 Sep. 2019 Camden Jordan caught three touchdown passes, two from Orin Edwards and Mario McCullough capped the scoring with an interception return for a score. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Indy-area football Insider power rankings: How things look after Week 2," 1 Sep. 2019 Leading the way was sophomore linebacker Sebastian Cheeks, whose varsity debut included two interception returns for touchdowns. — Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com, "Football notebook: Evanston makes a statement, shuts out St. Patrick," 1 Sep. 2019 Jack Winters scored on a 30-yard interception return. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Week 2: Prep football notable stories, performances," 31 Aug. 2019 Shead posted an 88-yard pick-six interception return in Week 2 and a sack and safety in Week 1. — oregonlive, "NFL roster cuts tracker 2019: Ryan Nall, Jalen Jelks, DeShawn Shead among players with Oregon ties who were cut," 31 Aug. 2019 Shadow Creek’s defense scored a total of 23 points after Brown had a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter. — Marcus Gutierrez, Houston Chronicle, "Shadow Creek’s defense shines in opener against Summer Creek," 31 Aug. 2019 Trailing 10-0 early in the second quarter, safety Deon Bush ripped the ball out of the air from rookie tight end Hale Hentges got up and scored on a 91-yard interception return. — Washington Post, "Luck announces retirement following Colts loss to Bears," 25 Aug. 2019 Plantation padded the lead to 22-0 on an 81-yard interception return by Eric Lyons and a 2-point conversion run by George. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Plantation races to 29-3 first-quarter lead, breezes by Taravella," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interception.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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