kick

Example Sentences

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"We're lucky to have a player like this, who can play inside or outside... at set-pieces, with his kick he can set us off on the counter-attack very well, he's a great player."

From Barron's

It was wonderful Russell invention once again that sparked it, the fly-half scampering down the short side, skipping past Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill and managing to kick through in the process of falling over.

From BBC

VCRs were a Trojan horse in the American home that kicked off a rebellion against the centralized entertainment of the big three networks and movie-theater chains.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Ireland escaped when James Lowe intercepted a pass and rushed up the field, but home hopes of a bonus-point win were ended when Crowley kicked the ball dead after they had won a penalty.

From BBC

“ICE didn’t leave. The people kicked them out,” said Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, a group that monitors immigration sweeps across Los Angeles and helped create the Harbor Area Peace Patrols.

From Los Angeles Times