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

Then, Josh Sargent pulled Toronto within 2-1 in first-half stoppage time by heading in a corner kick by Djordje Mihailovic. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Four minutes into extra time, Kansas City defender Izzy Rodriguez sent in a corner kick. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Coming out of the break, Seattle found the breakthrough in the 68th minute from a corner kick, with Jordan Bugg reacting first to a loose ball in the box and slotting it home to pull ahead. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Bugg broke the deadlock off a corner kick in the 68th minute. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corner kick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• menshevik
• 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