penalty kick

noun

1

: a free kick in rugby

2

: a free kick at the goal in soccer made from a point 12 yards in front of the goal and allowed for certain violations within a designated area around the goal

Examples of penalty kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Taylor Flint converted the ensuing penalty kick to get Racing Louisville (3-11-2) on the board. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Marcinkowski stopped a penalty kick from Timo Werner in stoppage time to help preserve the draw. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Werner’s penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time was saved by former Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski, forcing San Jose to settle for a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy before 43,026 fans Saturday night at Stanford Stadium. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Paraguay eliminated Germany on penalty kicks in the Round of 32. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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