How to Use end zone in a Sentence

end zone

noun
  • That was their third consecutive drive to finish in the end zone.
    Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 23 Oct. 2022
  • On the final play of the game, Jackson threw to Likely in the back of the end zone for what looked like a touchdown.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Three plays later, Cammeron Summerour was in the end zone with a 6-yard off-tackle run.
    Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The ball sailed over the head of the San Francisco 49ers kick returner, out of the end zone for a touchback.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Valley went for the two-point conversion but Beltre deflected Jean-Pierre’s pass in the end zone.
    Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Replay revealed his right toe was just into the white of the back of the end zone, however, and the Chiefs held on for a 27-20 victory.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Unlike his arena shows, which are often in the round, the stadium stage will be in the end zone with minimal but top-of-the-line production, befitting Strait’s low-key presence.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Jamie Sheriff trapped Blackman in the end zone for a safety in second quarter to put South Alabama up 16-3 at halftime.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Three plays later, Purdy threw a 6-yard strike to Aiyuk in the end zone.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The sing-alongs left many fans hoarse, given how often Fouts and Co. reached the end zone.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • 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 Bills failed to cover him once Kansas City marched closer to the end zone.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The pass to Devaughn Vele in the end zone falls incomplete.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
  • In the end zones, the Dolphins did more dancing than Michael Jackson in Thriller.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Herbert threw in the direction of Mike Williams in the front corner of the end zone.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022

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