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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Martin nearly had another big stop on fourth-and-goal, but Brown barely crossed the goal line.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Oviedo defense forced Lake Mary running back O’Shea Faison to fumble two of his three times just before crossing the goal line for touchbacks.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
If your mom or dad loved the Dolphins or shopping at Publix, scattering their ashes on the goal line at Hard Rock Stadium or in the Pub Sub line may not be granted.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Oviedo defense forced Lake Mary running back O’Shea Faison to fumble two of his three times just before crossing the goal line for touchbacks.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
If your mom or dad loved the Dolphins or shopping at Publix, scattering their ashes on the goal line at Hard Rock Stadium or in the Pub Sub line may not be granted.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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