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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Before the ball crossed the plane of the goal line, Sneed reached across Flowers’ body and batted out the ball.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Aiyuk then finished the drive off with a touchdown catch after beating Cam Sutton in one-on-one coverage on the goal line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Aiyuk then finished the drive off with a touchdown catch after beating Cam Sutton in one-on-one coverage on the goal line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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