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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On another scoring drive, the young QB ran toward the goal line and added a touchdown with an outstretched arm.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Thompson beat the defender to the goal line and Mississippi State went up 24-20.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This time, Toribio scampered to the edge, diving across the goal line to give his team a 36-35 edge with seven seconds remaining.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Thompson beat the defender to the goal line and Mississippi State went up 24-20.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This time, Toribio scampered to the edge, diving across the goal line to give his team a 36-35 edge with seven seconds remaining.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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