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
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
Smith spiked the ball with three seconds left and Myers then made his 11th straight kick over the last five games to win it.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 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
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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