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

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Buffalo took its first lead late in the third quarter, as running back James Cook took a pitch from Allen and acrobatically stretched the ball across the goal line while getting hit hard by Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton. —

Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025 The Washington Commanders fumbled the ball away for their third turnover of the NFC Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, and some chaos ensued as Saquon Barkley got the team down to the goal line. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025 Sanchez, 27, made a rash decision to leave his goal line in the 68th minute, allowing Haaland to chip the ball over him into an empty net after getting the better of Trevoh Chalobah. —

Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 The savvy one-two averted a critical loss near the goal line. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for goal line