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
Chaplin was sharing a table with Russian aristocrats and violinist Jascha Heifetz and saw Julian and his buddies kick over a lamp and generally behave like ruffians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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
Finding bugs was easy, all you had to do was kick over a rock.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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