How to Use end zone in a Sentence
end zone
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That bought the Bears three more chances to keep the 49ers out of the end zone.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
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Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
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Kupp capped it with his 16-yard TD catch in the back of the end zone.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2022
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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
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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
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Silas Bolden runs it out of the end zone and gets to the 20-yard line.
—oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
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Bolton scooped a fumble from Hurts and ran it 36 yards all the way to the end zone.
—Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
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Mixon is a strong runner who has a nose for the end zone.
—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
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Rodgers, scrambling, found Wilson at the back of the end zone.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
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Hubbard doesn’t take the most direct path to the end zone.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
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One bank of lights in one corner of the end zone was out.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
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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
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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
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Seats still need to be placed in the west bowl and north end zone areas.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
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With the new defense keeping all teams out of the end zone?
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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The third mistake was a bad snap that went out the end zone for a safety.
—Maxwell Donaldson, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
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Getting a puck and moving it out of the end zone right away.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Burrow and the offense didn’t find the end zone in the second half though.
—cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
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The Bears didn’t get in the end zone and settled for a 23-yard Cairo Santos field goal.
—Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2021
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Hubbard takes off for the end zone on the opposite side of the field, 98 yards away.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
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The Pitt defense helped Abanikanda find the end zone again.
—Dan Scifo, ajc, 8 Oct. 2022
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Three plays later, Purdy threw a 6-yard strike to Aiyuk in the end zone.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
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The presence of the track means the football field tapers off in each end zone.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2022
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Patterson rolled right and threw for Lenoir in the end zone.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
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Rodgers rolled a few steps to his right and uncorked a pass toward the end zone.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
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The same Patriots who can’t find the end zone unless they’re led by the hand.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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When the ball is kicked, the kicker cannot cross the 50-yard line, and the 10 kicking team players cannot move until the ball is either returned, hits the ground or goes into the end zone.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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