penalty shot
Example Sentences
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I could never be too hard-nosed competing with him, and it was just a practice match, plus I’d scored a penalty shot—the only goal for our side—just as Keli came in, so I was feeling good about that.
From Literature
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And Ireland's Shane Lowry closed on 17 over par, which featured a penalty shot after picking up his ball without marking it on the 14th green.
From BBC
Jonathan Rabinovitch discusses El Camino Real's 3-0 win over Birmingham and his two penalty shot goals.
From Los Angeles Times
Ford, brought on in the 62nd minute to see the game out, planted a long, but straight penalty shot against the post and then clipped a last-gasp drop-goal wide in a desparate, doomed pursuit of a comeback.
From BBC
Kuznetsov, centering the fourth line, came through with two goals and two assists, including the series’ first goal and then a wait-wait-wait penalty shot in Game 5 to beat Semyon Varlamov when he finally went for the pokecheck.
From Seattle Times
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