How to Use header in a Sentence

header

noun
  • She tripped on the rock and took a header.
  • He scored with a header past the goalie.
  • Son also whiffed on a header around the hour mark.
    Josh Gross, Daily News, 25 May 2026
  • Bruno Guimaraes scored with a header from the cross back in.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The headers came through the windshield and hit me in the face.
    Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2019
  • Click on the chart headers to view the stats for each benchmark.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 July 2025
  • Just flat, straight off the head — header into the goal type of thing.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Ryan matched that in the sixth minute of extra time with a far-post header.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
  • The pages are numbered, and there is a header box at the top of each page.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Shea met the ball in the air with a header and scored, tying the game at 1.
    Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Kelvin Yeboah’s header in the 90th minute tied it up.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • Sergi Solans’ header from close range missed just left.
    Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The rookie calmly buried the header, his fourth goal of the year.
    Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Raúl had taught us dribbling tricks and how to hit a header from a corner shot.
    Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The pipes and metal headers look high-end, and the whole system feels well-made.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Our player has to get the header and the ball falls to somebody else and there is no call.
    Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 20 July 2019
  • Austria had one good look — a header that just missed — but largely been kept at bay.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Here’s a double-header for roots music fans.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
  • On the third, Pulisic scored off a header in the second half to record the hat trick.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2019
  • But Bukayo Saka sailed his header over the net.
    Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • But the accuracy was off and the header was wide of the post.
    Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The senior buried a header into the net for the only score of the game.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Rodman had a header that popped up and over the goal in the final minutes.
    ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ten minutes later, a goal on a header was waived off because of a foul in the box.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The third, scored by Gooing, was a header from a corner.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Ueki closed the gap for Japan on a header in the 61st.
    ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The Knights had a header go just wide off a set play on a free kick midway through the first half.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Adell’s header gave Rumfield his eighth homer of the season.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • Paraguay had gone in front when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half.
    Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Also in the first half, Vazquez scored on a close-range header that was called for offside.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2020

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