How to Use end zone in a Sentence

end zone

noun
  • That bought the Bears three more chances to keep the 49ers out of the end zone.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Kupp capped it with his 16-yard TD catch in the back of the end zone.
    CBS News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Rabb dove into the end zone to trim the deficit to one.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • The Colts get it to the Jaguars 9, but can't punch it into the end zone.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Duke 9 Duke again knocked on the door at the end of the half and again failed to find the end zone.
    Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The senior hauled in the pass and backed into the end zone to push the lead to 21-12.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The mascot tripped in the end zone and its head popped off.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Silas Bolden runs it out of the end zone and gets to the 20-yard line.
    oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Bolton scooped a fumble from Hurts and ran it 36 yards all the way to the end zone.
    Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Mixon is a strong runner who has a nose for the end zone.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Rodgers, scrambling, found Wilson at the back of the end zone.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Hubbard doesn’t take the most direct path to the end zone.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • One bank of lights in one corner of the end zone was out.
    oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone will start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The 6-foot-4 junior made a diving catch in the end zone.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Seats still need to be placed in the west bowl and north end zone areas.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
  • With the new defense keeping all teams out of the end zone?
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The 32-yard field goal came one play after Carr missed Waller alone at the back of the end zone.
    Tom Canavan, courant.com, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Jones rushed for over 1,000 yards again but didn't get in the end zone as much as years past.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • Now, teams are even more incentivized to keep the ball out of the end zone.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Connor Heyward took the screen pass and took off for the end zone.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2021
  • If the ball lands in the end zone for a touchback, the ball will be placed at the 30-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.
    Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The third mistake was a bad snap that went out the end zone for a safety.
    Maxwell Donaldson, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The 20-yard pass to Sullivan showed nice touch to the right corner of the end zone.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Getting a puck and moving it out of the end zone right away.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Near the end, the Raiders totally wrecked any chance of a comeback with an interception in the end zone.
    Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Patriots fell behind 7-0 but had a key fourth-down stop near their own end zone to spark the comeback.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Mendoza scored, slipping a tackle and muscling his way into the end zone to put the Hoosiers up by 10 with nine minutes left.
    Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

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