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

James Ramm left Leicester stunned as he chased down a searching kick over the top, but he could only knock on over the line as he snuck around the backtracking Steward.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

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

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