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Her long-distance half-volley rattled off the crossbar and into the back of the net.
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Staff Reports, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2025
In between those strikes, Bruno Fernandes almost scored a spectacular volley from Dalot’s long pass, his shot thumping off the crossbar.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Messi earned a free kick in the 62nd minute, but his attempt clanked off the crossbar.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The Broncos controlled the game throughout and nearly opened the scoring a minute in when freshman forward and Winnipeg Jets prospect Zachary Nehring, with the net wide-open on the back post, pounded a shot off the crossbar.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Staff Reports, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2025
In between those strikes, Bruno Fernandes almost scored a spectacular volley from Dalot’s long pass, his shot thumping off the crossbar.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Messi earned a free kick in the 62nd minute, but his attempt clanked off the crossbar.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The Broncos controlled the game throughout and nearly opened the scoring a minute in when freshman forward and Winnipeg Jets prospect Zachary Nehring, with the net wide-open on the back post, pounded a shot off the crossbar.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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