the crease

noun

: an area around or in front of a goal in some games (such as hockey)

Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.

Examples of the crease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those concepts do not seem to matter to Sooryavanshi, whose 619 minutes at the crease in IPL 2026 would historically rank 54th among batters across a season. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

New look in net Sergei Bobrovsky had been a staple in the crease for Florida for the last seven seasons, bolstering the team in all its recent finals appearances. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026

Whether you're bothered by perceiving the crease is entirely subjective, but Samsung added a dual-layered glass architecture to the inside display to reduce the visible crease by 20% on the Z Fold 8. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

The larger, folding screen is more durable and the crease down the middle is a little less noticeable. — Mike Feibus, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for the crease

• apiece
• aris
• assise
• caprice
• cerise
• decease
• decrease
• eyepiece
• facepiece
• handpiece
• headpiece
• increase