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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Stone’s quarterback keeper was stopped short of the goal line, leaving the Warriors with a 6-0 lead.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
There was a scramble in the Colorado crease before the puck shook free to Kyle MacLean along the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
One was of Garror making a sharp cut near the goal line and a Santana defender collapsing to the ground, grabbing air.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Andrews is no longer a high-catch receiving option for Baltimore, but the Ravens have a long history of featuring their tight ends, especially at the goal line (18 TDs in 2024 – 7 TDs over 12 games this year).
—Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
There was a scramble in the Colorado crease before the puck shook free to Kyle MacLean along the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
One was of Garror making a sharp cut near the goal line and a Santana defender collapsing to the ground, grabbing air.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Andrews is no longer a high-catch receiving option for Baltimore, but the Ravens have a long history of featuring their tight ends, especially at the goal line (18 TDs in 2024 – 7 TDs over 12 games this year).
—Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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