chip shot
noun
1
: a short usually low approach shot in golf that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll
2
: a short and easy field goal in football
Examples of chip shot in a Sentence
She hit a chip shot onto the green.
He kicked a chip shot over the goalie's head.
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This game had blowout written all over it but the Bears were able to limit Washington to four field goals (a fifth was missed after a bad snap) and nine points came on three chip shots that were from 30 yards or closer.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Texas State was up 22-0 after the first quarter and then 39-21 in the third quarter, but 11 penalties, two failed fourth down conversions, a muffed punt and a missed chip shot field goal by the Bobcats kept Sam Houston State alive.
—Keff Ciardello, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
Emily Fox booted a long cross that mimicked a chip shot in golf, clearing the defense to the far side of the goal.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Butker’s chip shot tied it, 19-19, at the end of regulation.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Texas State was up 22-0 after the first quarter and then 39-21 in the third quarter, but 11 penalties, two failed fourth down conversions, a muffed punt and a missed chip shot field goal by the Bobcats kept Sam Houston State alive.
—Keff Ciardello, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
Emily Fox booted a long cross that mimicked a chip shot in golf, clearing the defense to the far side of the goal.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Butker’s chip shot tied it, 19-19, at the end of regulation.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Chip shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20shot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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