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goal line

NOUN
end zone
Synonyms
WEAK
crossbar end line goal goalpost

Example Sentences

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Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood appeared to stop the puck, only to have it fall to the ice and trickle across the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Fans watching Sunday can expect to see clips of Malcolm Butler’s interception at the goal line that helped give Tom Brady’s Patriots the win that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Mendoza slalomed past a lineman, trucked through a linebacker and launched himself Superman-style, extending the ball over the goal line just as two more Miami defenders crashed into his ribs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Technology can help, ball crossing the goal line, even semi automated offside, but tackles and hand balls, the ref has his eyes on the game and is best placed to make a call.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

But he got back reports from friends saying that his son had broken free with the ball and then hesitated near the goal line, as if he was scared of getting hit.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger