crossbar
Example Sentences
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McKechnie stepped up and blasted a powerful strike... against the upper side of the crossbar.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Serbian midfielder Samardzic held his composure to slam home the penalty left-footed with the ball glancing the underside of the crossbar on its way into the net.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
“She takes all the five meters and I trust her with every play,” San Pedro coach Stephanie Cuevas said of Mahi, who had two other shots bang off the crossbar.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Midfielder Marc Casado struck the crossbar with a deflected effort as Barca could have opened up a wider lead.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
The two vertical sides of the H correspond to the particles in the sun and the earth, and the horizontal crossbar corresponds to the graviton that travels between them.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
