How to Use end zone in a Sentence

end zone

noun
  • Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Colts get it to the Jaguars 9, but can't punch it into the end zone.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Silas Bolden runs it out of the end zone and gets to the 20-yard line.
    oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Bolton scooped a fumble from Hurts and ran it 36 yards all the way to the end zone.
    Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Mixon is a strong runner who has a nose for the end zone.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Rodgers, scrambling, found Wilson at the back of the end zone.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Hubbard doesn’t take the most direct path to the end zone.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • One bank of lights in one corner of the end zone was out.
    oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone will start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Seats still need to be placed in the west bowl and north end zone areas.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
  • With the new defense keeping all teams out of the end zone?
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Jones rushed for over 1,000 yards again but didn't get in the end zone as much as years past.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • If the ball lands in the end zone for a touchback, the ball will be placed at the 30-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.
    Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The third mistake was a bad snap that went out the end zone for a safety.
    Maxwell Donaldson, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Burrow and the offense didn’t find the end zone in the second half though.
    cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Hubbard takes off for the end zone on the opposite side of the field, 98 yards away.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The Pitt defense helped Abanikanda find the end zone again.
    Dan Scifo, ajc, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Three plays later, Purdy threw a 6-yard strike to Aiyuk in the end zone.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The presence of the track means the football field tapers off in each end zone.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Patterson rolled right and threw for Lenoir in the end zone.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Rodgers rolled a few steps to his right and uncorked a pass toward the end zone.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The sing-alongs left many fans hoarse, given how often Fouts and Co. reached the end zone.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Two plays later, Bradley hit Voisin in the left corner of the end zone for a 20-7 Jaguars lead late in the first.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Hafley rolled the dice again on fourth down, and Castellanos fought his way into the end zone.
    Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Trent McDuffie then fell on the football in the end zone for a touchback.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
  • From his end zone dances to his fashion, the man has swagger for days.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Maye is on fire, lofting fades to the end zone — against air — to his targets.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The field was emblazoned with a Snoop Dogg logo at one end zone and low riders in the other.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
  • If the Earth and sun marked opposite end zones of an American football field, the probe’s latest pass took it to the sun’s four-yard line.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

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