Failed
Tackled
Both words in one sentence
- Worst of all, Collins tossed the ball to one receiver, who idiotically backpedaled twenty two yards to avoid getting tackled, but failed anyway and resulted in a huge yard lossage.
Source: Mis-blamed -
He tackled Gavin in real life to try and stop him from gaining an achievement, and still failed, though Gavin did end up with a scar on his hand for a while.
Source: Creator / Michael Jones -
Makoto in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, after several failed matchmaking attempts, uses her time-leaping ability to forcibly arrange a Meet Cute for Kousuke and Kaho by putting them in just the right positions for Kousuke to get involuntarily tackled into Kaho by another student.
Source: Meet Cute
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