corner kick

noun

: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line

Examples of corner kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their lone goal of the tournament came from defender Ramos, whose header off a corner kick drew first blood versus the Italians. —Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 22 June 2025

Boca doubled its lead six minutes later on a header by Rodrigo Battaglia, who was waiting at the back post to nod in Ayrton Costa’s header across the box after a corner kick. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025

Emily Sonnett headed the ball into the net from a corner kick in the 49th minute. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025

Those fans had something to cheer just before the halftime break when West Ham man Álvarez leapt at the near post to nod in a corner kick from Orbeline Pineda and give Mexico the lead before halftime. —Jon Arnold, New York Times, 15 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corner kick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• chloritic
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• orthotic

Kids Definition

corner kick

noun

: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an offensive player when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line