the crease
noun
: an area around or in front of a goal in some games (such as hockey)
Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.
Examples of the crease in a Sentence
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Rain delayed the start of the match by almost an hour and the sky was still gloomy when India’s opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli walked out onto the crease.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
Mika Zibanejad was alone on the left side of the crease and shot toward a ton of open net, but the puck hit Bobrovsky’s shoulder, ricocheted up to the crossbar — and this time, bounced back into the crease, just off the goal line as the Panthers remained down only 1-0.
—Tim Reynolds, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Reinhart’s second goal in an eventful opening period tied it 2-2 -- again on a power play -- with a backhander near the crease that nutmegged Igor Shesterkin after a feed from Carter Verhaeghe.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
On a free position set play, Magill came into the crease from the left hash and fired a shot that bounced through the legs of Del Norte goalie Bella Salek.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
The Bruins’ one legit complaint this series was that Bennett’s tying goal in Game 4 ought to have been disallowed for interference in the crease.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The product is a small foam insert that fits in a sneaker to keep the crease from forming in the front.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Stars center Roope Hintz fired a frozen rope from the shooters’ left side of the crease to the right, setting up teammate Miro Heiskanen for a one-timer that zipped over Georgiev’s left shoulder and into the net with 5:14 left in the opening stanza.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
The game reached overtime after Marchand and Geekie both had chances to pot a loose puck amidst a scramble in the crease during the final minute of regulation.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
Mika Zibanejad was alone on the left side of the crease and shot toward a ton of open net, but the puck hit Bobrovsky’s shoulder, ricocheted up to the crossbar — and this time, bounced back into the crease, just off the goal line as the Panthers remained down only 1-0.
—Tim Reynolds, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Reinhart’s second goal in an eventful opening period tied it 2-2 -- again on a power play -- with a backhander near the crease that nutmegged Igor Shesterkin after a feed from Carter Verhaeghe.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
On a free position set play, Magill came into the crease from the left hash and fired a shot that bounced through the legs of Del Norte goalie Bella Salek.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
The Bruins’ one legit complaint this series was that Bennett’s tying goal in Game 4 ought to have been disallowed for interference in the crease.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The product is a small foam insert that fits in a sneaker to keep the crease from forming in the front.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Stars center Roope Hintz fired a frozen rope from the shooters’ left side of the crease to the right, setting up teammate Miro Heiskanen for a one-timer that zipped over Georgiev’s left shoulder and into the net with 5:14 left in the opening stanza.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
The game reached overtime after Marchand and Geekie both had chances to pot a loose puck amidst a scramble in the crease during the final minute of regulation.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
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“The crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crease. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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