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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Gustavsson stopped the first 13 shots sent his way before New Jersey winger Paul Cotter got his first goal of the season, slipping a low shot between the goalie’s knees following Connor Brown’s set-up pass from below the goal line.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Later on the drive, at the goal line, Gardner Minshew checked in at quarterback with Mahomes lined up as a running back.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Take a short slant near the goal line to Marvin Mims that connected for 7 yards, but ended up behind Mims because Nix's feet were already planted.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Cam Hart had a breakup near the goal line.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Later on the drive, at the goal line, Gardner Minshew checked in at quarterback with Mahomes lined up as a running back.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Take a short slant near the goal line to Marvin Mims that connected for 7 yards, but ended up behind Mims because Nix's feet were already planted.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Cam Hart had a breakup near the goal line.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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