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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Those carries became 120 yards as well as the first touchdown of September down at the goal line.
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Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Zach Allen busts through the line and drops the Seattle running back right at the goal line.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
The Lions won the toss and pushed the ball all the way down the goal line until David Montgomery ran it in from 1 yard out to deal the Rams a gutting 26-20 loss in the season opener.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024
McCaffrey took Brock Purdy’s handoff at the 30-yard line, raced past great blocks at the line of scrimmage, picked up another from Brandon Aiyuk at midfield, then one from Ray-Ray McCloud at the 10, and finally dove across the goal line.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Zach Allen busts through the line and drops the Seattle running back right at the goal line.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
The Lions won the toss and pushed the ball all the way down the goal line until David Montgomery ran it in from 1 yard out to deal the Rams a gutting 26-20 loss in the season opener.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024
McCaffrey took Brock Purdy’s handoff at the 30-yard line, raced past great blocks at the line of scrimmage, picked up another from Brandon Aiyuk at midfield, then one from Ray-Ray McCloud at the 10, and finally dove across the goal line.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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