chip shot
noun
1
: a short usually low approach shot in golf that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll
2
: a short and easy field goal in football
Examples of chip shot in a Sentence
She hit a chip shot onto the green.
He kicked a chip shot over the goalie's head.
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Payton does not regret going for it on fourth-and-1 in the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game, eschewing a chip shot field goal.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
The Bills, after that Lutz chip shot, scored 17 consecutive points to push Denver’s special season to the brink.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Houston had to settled for a chip shot field goal from Ka'imi Fairbairn, cutting the New England lead to 7-3 with 5:26 left in the first quarter.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
What should have been a chip shot ended up finding Bain’s extended arm.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
The Bills, after that Lutz chip shot, scored 17 consecutive points to push Denver’s special season to the brink.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Houston had to settled for a chip shot field goal from Ka'imi Fairbairn, cutting the New England lead to 7-3 with 5:26 left in the first quarter.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
What should have been a chip shot ended up finding Bain’s extended arm.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Chip shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20shot. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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