How to Use header in a Sentence

header

noun
  • She tripped on the rock and took a header.
  • He scored with a header past the goalie.
  • This is great for taking notes or doodling in header sections.
    Medea Giordan, Wired, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The Thorns’ first good chance Saturday came in the 17th from a Dunn header.
    Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Click on the other column headers to sort the table by different criteria.
    Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Only Leno’s fine finger-tip save denied Lukaku a second from a powerful late header.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2021
  • This helps manage the codebase by isolating styles for specific parts of a website, such as headers, footers or buttons.
    Nick Damoulakis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Five minutes later, Sofia Huerta crossed from the right channel into the box but Rapinoe sent her header barely wide.
    Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Chelsea had been leading, through a clever header from Kai Havertz, with the clock ticking toward halftime when Reece James handled the ball on the goal line.
    New York Times, 28 Aug. 2021
  • And this is just the beginning of a double-header political season in California.
    John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The platform’s rules state that the site doesn’t allow media depicting hateful imagery such as the Nazi swastika in live videos, account bios, profiles or header images.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • His stoppage time header at the end of the first half was initially ruled out for offside, but the decision was overturned by the video assistant referee (VAR).
    Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But the accuracy was off and the header was wide of the post.
    Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Ryan matched that in the sixth minute of extra time with a far-post header.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
  • The Browns’ Monday nighter is now the first game of a double-header, with the Vikings and Bears at 8:20 p.m.
    cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • On the header, next to his name, was the image of the current Supreme Leader of Iran.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Wout Weghorst, who’d just been sent on to spark the moribund Dutch, got one back on a header in the 83rd.
    John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The Tigers cut the deficit in half on a header by Kole Stratman with 27:31 showing.
    Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Kansas City’s best chance of the half came on a header from Cece Kizer in the 21st minute.
    oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
  • In the ninth minute, a header from Raúl Ruidíaz off the corner gave Seattle a 1-0 lead.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Reyna rustled the side of the net in the third, and Robinson’s header was just a touch too high in the ninth.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The Knights had a header go just wide off a set play on a free kick midway through the first half.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Alex Morgan scored the game-winning header in the 119th minute.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The pipes and metal headers look high-end, and the whole system feels well-made.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 22 Sep. 2024
  • César Araújo played a header to the near post where Enrique tapped in from point-blank range.
    Staff and Wire Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
  • Norah Tisko found the back of the net on a header in the 49th minute to put Royal Oak Shrine on the scoreboard.
    Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
  • In regulation, Wout Weghorst's header in the 83rd minute gave the Dutch their first score of the match and made it 2-1.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The Red Stars scored the game-winner in the 65th minute on a thunderous header from Rachel Hill.
    Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
  • In game two of the double-header, sophomore Tanner Bartlett got the win in a 16-0 rout.
    al, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Leroux scored on a header in the 29th minute and Emslie doubled the lead with a penalty kick in the 41st.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024

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