goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
Examples of goal line in a Sentence
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Before the ball crossed the plane of the goal line, Sneed reached across Flowers’ body and batted out the ball.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Aiyuk then finished the drive off with a touchdown catch after beating Cam Sutton in one-on-one coverage on the goal line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
After a bounce off the defender's face mask, Aiyuk made a diving grab just before the goal line.
25d ago / 5:44 PM PST
Tim Perone
In one of the many signs of the Lions' dominance so far, three players have more rushing yards than the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey.
—NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
But that mistake will be the lasting memory of this game, just like the goal line fumble by Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley that was returned 98 yards for the decisive touchdown in last season’s wild-card-round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Johnson's pick came against Austin Ledbetter on a comeback route, Spence intercepted Malachi Singleton at the goal line in low red zone work, and Robinson had a diving interception against Singleton in a two-minute scenario.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Just 4:30 later, after Kostin’s shot on net was blocked, Vlasic picked up the loose puck, skated below the goal line, and put a shot toward the front of the Pittsburgh net.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Flowers could’ve scored without reaching the ball toward the goal line.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
After an official review, though, it was determined the puck never completely crossed the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Aiyuk then finished the drive off with a touchdown catch after beating Cam Sutton in one-on-one coverage on the goal line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
After a bounce off the defender's face mask, Aiyuk made a diving grab just before the goal line.
25d ago / 5:44 PM PST
Tim Perone
In one of the many signs of the Lions' dominance so far, three players have more rushing yards than the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey.
—NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
But that mistake will be the lasting memory of this game, just like the goal line fumble by Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley that was returned 98 yards for the decisive touchdown in last season’s wild-card-round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Johnson's pick came against Austin Ledbetter on a comeback route, Spence intercepted Malachi Singleton at the goal line in low red zone work, and Robinson had a diving interception against Singleton in a two-minute scenario.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Just 4:30 later, after Kostin’s shot on net was blocked, Vlasic picked up the loose puck, skated below the goal line, and put a shot toward the front of the Pittsburgh net.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Flowers could’ve scored without reaching the ball toward the goal line.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
After an official review, though, it was determined the puck never completely crossed the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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