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

There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Lionel Messi showcased his legendary resilience, powering Argentina to a 2-0 victory over Iraq with two goals, shrugging off an early penalty kick miss. — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

There had been a gasp from those same fans when Messi missed the penalty kick in the ninth minute. — Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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