How to Use tap-in in a Sentence
tap-in
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Gomez then placed a perfect pass to a wide-open Suarez for a tap-in goal at the far post.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
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Thomas’ tap-in for par on the 18th was the last shot played on that hole before bad weather took the golfers off the course.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
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United to within a goal at 2-1 with his short-range tap-in.
—The Enquirer, 7 May 2023
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Terry scored at 3:05 of the second on a tap-in off of an Adam Henrique feed.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
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Lod’s tap-in came from Sang Bin Jeong putting a dangerous ball across the goal mouth.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
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Sebastian Aho outworked Connor Clifton at the front of the net and scored on a tap-in.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
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In the 77th minute, Hlongwane delivered a pass across the face of the goal to an unmarked Reynoso for a simple tap-in for his second of the night.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2023
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Seguin scored his second goal on a short-handed tap-in with under four minutes left to ice the game.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
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Things got worse, as a shot bounced off his face on the penalty kill, and proceeded to land right on Marchand’s stick for a tap-in.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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In a loss to the Blackhawks, Bertuzzi won a battle and delivered a sharp feed for a Frederic tap-in.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
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His approach nearly found the bottom of the cup — twice — before settling less than a foot from the pin for a tap-in eagle.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2023
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Murphy’s second goal of the game, her 24th of the season, came on a pretty cross-crease pass from Huber for a backdoor tap-in.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
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On a solid, grinding shift, Pastrnak came out from behind the net and made a slick cross-crease pass to Geekie for a tap-in, Geekie’s 13th of the season.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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So did Finau, whose 61-foot eagle putt lipped out on the par-5 finishing hole, leaving him with a tap-in birdie.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
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Olson, a sophomore, broke through at 6 minutes, 16 seconds with a backdoor tap-in off a shot from Boreen.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
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Lag putting, which means getting a long putt close enough for an easy tap-in, is an important skill to develop.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past Eric Cole for the victory at the Honda Classic.
—Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
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Hull holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle at the par-five 11th to trim the lead to three shots, but Vu responded with a tap-in birdie at No. 12 and was never threatened down the stretch.
—Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
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Joel Eriksson Ek collected the puck, entered the zone and found Zuccarello for an easy backdoor tap-in.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Moultrie ended up winning the race, with the Portland Thorns midfielder finishing the move with a tap-in.
—Jason Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
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Rahm guided his third shot onto the green, positioning him for a tap-in birdie that grew his advantage to two strokes.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
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Moments later, Spaun, who started the day with a one-shot lead, found himself with a chip that looked nearly identical and skipped it up next to the cup for a tap-in birdie.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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His first was a tap-in, finishing a low Raheem Sterling cross against Bolton Wanderers, but the deep run from midfield has been trained.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Following a net front tap-in by Laughter with 1:12 on the clock, Holton converted a rebound on the penalty kill with just one second showing on the scoreboard.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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On the play, McDavid reached to control a loose puck at the blue line, deking toward the center of the ice, then spinning away from Anderson before passing to Hyman in the slot for a tap-in.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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His second may have looked like a tap-in, but the movement and awareness showed by the teenager points towards an understanding of the game that is way beyond his junior years.
—Ben Church, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
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Not the method itself, but how a player scores their three goals — a hat-trick can come from three tap-ins, or three long-range strikes alongside an incredible performance.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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DeChambeau was all over the place — three times following a a birdie with a bogey, saving plenty of pars with putts in the 5-foot range and finishing on a high note with a wedge into tap-in range for birdie on the 18th.
—Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
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The only bright spot for the visitors came when Kyle Palmieri, incensed over a no-call after Brandon Carlo smacked him into the end boards, got his revenge with a tap-in on his next shift.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
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At 1:52, DeBrusk was in position to convert a tap-in from Orlov, who recorded his fifth assist of the series with a slick feed through traffic after Hall found the defenseman in the flow.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
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