goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Barnes, listed at 210 pounds, will ideally serve as TCU’s short-yardage and goal line running back that can also give Payne or Palmer a break when needed.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
Ian Book watched on all fours from the goal line as Clemson linebacker Baylon Spector fell on the football in the end zone.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The United States got on the board immediately, as midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former head coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free kick in the perfect position for Chris Richards to head the ball off the crossbar and over the goal line to make it 1-0.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
In a moment of brilliance, the Charlotte defense also cleared a shot off the goal line in the 62nd minute after the Orlando attack beat Kahlina.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
Ian Book watched on all fours from the goal line as Clemson linebacker Baylon Spector fell on the football in the end zone.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The United States got on the board immediately, as midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former head coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free kick in the perfect position for Chris Richards to head the ball off the crossbar and over the goal line to make it 1-0.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
In a moment of brilliance, the Charlotte defense also cleared a shot off the goal line in the 62nd minute after the Orlando attack beat Kahlina.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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