How to Use chip shot in a Sentence

chip shot

noun

• He kicked a chip shot over the goalie's head.
• She hit a chip shot onto the green.
• Boyd scored for the Galaxy on a chip shot in the 56th minute to make it 2-1.
  — oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2023
• Rather than kick a chip shot field goal, the Jaguars went for the end zone.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 10 Oct. 2021
• The fourth and final major of the year is just a chip shot away at the birthplace of golf.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Ohio State wound up with a chip shot field goal with nine seconds left.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
• But the winning placement, from 44 yards, was no chip shot.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021
• Later, on No. 18, Woods faced more than 20 feet for par after a poor chip shot.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• An hour later Scott Stallings was on the green in three at the par-4 14th and took 9, putting off the green and having his first chip shot return off the slope.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
• The Falcons could have run the clock down to just a few seconds remaining and tried a chip shot field goal for a 17-16 win.
  — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
• Seven players were tied for the lead until Morikawa holed his chip shot on No. 14.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 10 Aug. 2020
• Then, 50 yards away from the pin, French’s chip shot bounces on the green and plops into the hole, like a rabbit being chased by a coyote.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
• Balls that miss the green to the right are faced with a difficult chip shot to an elevated green.
  — star-telegram, 16 May 2018
• That’s where the score stood until Sanchez’s chip shot gave the Monarchs a seven-point lead at halftime.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• The Bengals had to settle for a field goal after being stopped on three straight goal line runs, but still took the lead with the chip shot.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2022
• Alabama’s had won 19 straight before the chip shot sailed through the uprights.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Oct. 2021
• The difference between the punt and the chip shot is Landeta, then a rookie, stayed around to talk to the media.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Espinoza finished with a chip shot into the left corner, giving the Earthquakes a 2-0 lead in the 49th minute.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2021
• Hedlund missed two chip shot field goals against TCU and won’t be kicking for the Razorbacks again.
  — John Nabors, ajc, 11 Sep. 2017
• In that same game, Eagles kicker Jake Elliott doinked a 22-yard chip shot right off the left upright.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2020
• One win was the opener in Cincinnati, where the Bengals’ kicker cramped-up on a probable chip shot that would have sent the game into OT.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
• The first was a chip shot into right field by Giancarlo Stanton that hopped into the stands for a double.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• Mike Hollis missed a 33-yard field goal in the third quarter for the Bills in the freezing cold (with wind chill at 13 degrees), with wind completely sweeping the chip shot away.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2021
• His chip shot seemed a bit strong at first, but the ball obediently slowed down and disappeared into the hole for eagle.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021
• The road Tigers’ first failed attempt to win it was when field goal kicker Harrison Mevis missed a dead-on chip shot at the end of regulation.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 24 Sep. 2022
• Kicker Wil Lutz, who missed a pair of field goals, including what is typically a 44-yard chip shot in the first quarter.
  — Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• Sinclair narrowly missed the far post with a left-footed strike in the 79th minute, and Leon appeared to score a chip shot in the 82nd on a feed ahead from Sophia Smith but was narrowly offsides.
  — oregonlive, 13 May 2023
• McPherson did miss a chip shot in overtime against Pittsburgh last week, but that came after starting long snapper Clark Harris was knocked out of the game.
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022
• That worked well until DiMaccio also pushed a 23-yard chip shot wide after earlier making a 22-yard field goal.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2020
• Seibert missed a 44-yard field goal against Indiana – hardly a chip shot for a true freshman – and made a 23-yarder against Alabama in the national championship game.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 23 May 2021

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024