goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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But on this particular Thursday, quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Rams’ tight ends were set up along the goal line.
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Tampa Bay’s power play had several chances, and when Guentzel collected the puck at the goal line and moved into the right circle, no Avalanche player came to meet him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lord spun and scrambled around defenders to get across the goal line and tie the score at 28 after the Redbirds (12-5) had trailed from the first quarter on.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
McDaniels used a sixth O-lineman on roughly one-quarter of snaps for a third straight week, this time deploying backup Thayer Munford as a fullback, a tight end in motion and an extra offensive tackle near the goal line.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Tampa Bay’s power play had several chances, and when Guentzel collected the puck at the goal line and moved into the right circle, no Avalanche player came to meet him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lord spun and scrambled around defenders to get across the goal line and tie the score at 28 after the Redbirds (12-5) had trailed from the first quarter on.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
McDaniels used a sixth O-lineman on roughly one-quarter of snaps for a third straight week, this time deploying backup Thayer Munford as a fullback, a tight end in motion and an extra offensive tackle near the goal line.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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