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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So Daboll took the rare step to make his entire team run four sprints between the goal line and the 10-yard line at the end.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Warren ran between the tackles and reached the ball just over the goal line.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Gordon then had two short runs inside the five; neither crossed the goal line...
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Barnes, listed at 210 pounds, will ideally serve as TCU’s short-yardage and goal line running back that can also give Payne or Palmer a break when needed.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Warren ran between the tackles and reached the ball just over the goal line.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Gordon then had two short runs inside the five; neither crossed the goal line...
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Barnes, listed at 210 pounds, will ideally serve as TCU’s short-yardage and goal line running back that can also give Payne or Palmer a break when needed.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for goal line
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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