goalpost
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He has a gap in his teeth that feels like "the size of a goalpost".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
USC then drove to the 10-yard line with seconds left in the half, only for kicker Ryon Sayeri to clank a 27-yard field-goal attempt off the goalpost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
Awoniyi was taken to hospital on Monday, having collided with a goalpost in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
I punched shots away; I deflected shots over the goalpost; I came out and slid into them before they could get shots off.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
"I was on the pitch that day. My dad's got a bit of Wembley turf in his garden somewhere still - but no goalposts," said Jim.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
But he added "we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
The goalposts change if, say, you randomly asked your friend to pick lottery numbers and you won $1 million.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
You think every time you achieve something or have success that you’ll be happy, but then the goalposts move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Children kicked soccer balls back and forth on the dirt-covered road, with large rocks serving as goalposts.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
