crossbar

Example Sentences

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And what about those jazzy plastic strakes framing the gloss-black crossbar?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Bayern trailed 2-1 in the shootout when a flying Kahn threw his bear-like paws in front of Zlatko Zahovic's effort, then palmed Amedeo Carboni's strike on to the crossbar.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

York's Callum Howe headed against his own crossbar and it felt like something was coming.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 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

When she slammed that door and dropped the heavy crossbar, nobody could get into her room, not Septa Mordane or Fat Tom or Sansa or Jory or the Hound, nobody!

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin