plural blitzes
1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
: air raid
2
a
: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack
an advertising blitz
b
: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football
3
: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait
At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.—
Gene Bourque
Gene Bourque
blitz
verb
Examples of blitz in a Sentence
The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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Two plays later, Herbert recognized a blitz and dumped to Hampton in the flat.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
And without any faith in the cornerbacks, the Bears can't send extra rushers — with Chicago running the NFL's fourth-lowest blitz rate.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Herbert and Los Angeles have handled the blitz as well as any passing game in the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
And without any faith in the cornerbacks, the Bears can't send extra rushers — with Chicago running the NFL's fourth-lowest blitz rate.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Herbert and Los Angeles have handled the blitz as well as any passing game in the NFL.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blitz
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“Blitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitz. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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