yard line

noun

: any of a series of marked or imaginary lines one yard apart on a football field that are parallel to the goal lines and that indicate the distance to the nearest goal line

Examples of yard line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carolina had one last chance, but Bryce Young threw four straight incompletions from his own 32-yard line, and that was that. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026

Two drives stalled near midfield, a third saw a Carter Davis 51-yard field goal attempt miss and a fourth saw Beck throw an interception after getting inside the Rebels’ 25-yard line. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026

Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown. —Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026

The first play was a 23-yard pass to the Ole Miss 48-yard line. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yard line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine