kick over
Example Sentences
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With no further goals scored on a rainy night, the match went to penalties and Mali captain Yves Bissouma, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, blazed their first kick over the bar.
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
The Sweden goalkeeper could not produce another moment of jubilation for the her supporters and skied her kick over the bar.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
Luis Chávez nearly doubled Mexico’s lead eight minutes into the second half, bending a left-footed free kick over the wall and toward the near post.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2023
He had a shot parried by Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw in the 14th minute, hit a snapshot wide in the 31st and curled a free kick over the bar in the 42nd.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
He had a kick over his head, too, and I wondered what it was like to be inside of that—was it hot and did it itch?
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
