crease

Example Sentences

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Devon Toews was standing directly in front of the crease, mere feet away from scoring the goal that would dash the Americans’ dreams of winning their first gold medal in 46 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the pressure to score rose, Banton took on a single that was never there and Brook was trapped tentatively on the crease for 14.

From BBC

Jonah could tell that Chip had already folded and unfolded it many times: the creases were beginning to fray.

From Literature

With Stewart at the crease, the tournament's lowest-ranked side needed 30 runs from the final two overs for an almighty upset.

From BBC

Collectively, the team's defence, which has kept opposition shuttling sideways for the past year, was suddenly full of creaks and creases for Scotland to exploit.

From BBC