kick over
Example Sentences
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Captain Yves Bissouma, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, blazed Mali's first kick over the bar, but Ali Abdi then missed for Tunisia before Eagles goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved two further penalties and Toure won it.
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
The Sounders striker floated a penalty kick over keeper Oliver Semmle, who was snared by the Panenka, and celebrated with an infectious head bob down the endline of Subaru Park in Chester, Pa.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
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
I can see him getting a real kick over me hung up on someone enough to ask his advice.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
