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 Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
When Mahomes’ first two reads at the goal line weren’t open, Hunt leaked into the space.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Things didn’t go perfectly for Henderson, who fumbled near the goal line in the fourth quarter when the game was already out of hand.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
There were three different occasions when the puck trickled past Merzļikins, only to fail to cross the goal line by a couple of inches.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
When Mahomes’ first two reads at the goal line weren’t open, Hunt leaked into the space.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Things didn’t go perfectly for Henderson, who fumbled near the goal line in the fourth quarter when the game was already out of hand.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
There were three different occasions when the puck trickled past Merzļikins, only to fail to cross the goal line by a couple of inches.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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