1
: one that kicks or kicks something
2
: an unexpected and surprising remark, revelation, or set of circumstances
Examples of kicker in a Sentence
The real kicker came when the chairman announced that he was quitting.
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Four plays later, kicker Brandon McManus drilled a 24-yard, game-winning field goal.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Bironas adds two extra points to set the NFL record for most points by a kicker, with 26.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Making their 49ers debuts will be wide receiver Ricky Pearsall Jr. and place kicker Anders Carlson, the latter who could hold the job until Moody is recovered from a high ankle sprain.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Bironas adds two extra points to set the NFL record for most points by a kicker, with 26.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Making their 49ers debuts will be wide receiver Ricky Pearsall Jr. and place kicker Anders Carlson, the latter who could hold the job until Moody is recovered from a high ankle sprain.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kicker. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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