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forward pass
noun as in football pass toward opponent's goal
Example Sentences
Already, Tipping is as allergic to subtlety as a forward pass right down the middle on the 50-yard line — or whatever football play would be a really obvious one.
England's early strategy was clearly to get the ball forward more quickly but the overall percentage of forward passes was identical to June's game against Andorra at 23%.
A team of players who go side to side with no one willing to try something different to create space for a forward pass.
He was ranked ninth for forward passes in Italy's top flight last term, and was fifth for through balls and carrying the ball.
The first ended in another poor Le Roux kick and the second was a forward pass from Goosens right on the whistle.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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