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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My first two years at Maryland, I was primarily used to go in there and run the ball in short yardage, goal line.
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
After a review, his knee was marked short of the goal line.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Austin Ekeler's 34-yard catch-and-run set it up and Robinson's 18-yard carry got the Commanders down to the goal line.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Finding a hole on the right side, James plowed through and kept going, dragging an Eagles defender just across the goal line.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
After a review, his knee was marked short of the goal line.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Austin Ekeler's 34-yard catch-and-run set it up and Robinson's 18-yard carry got the Commanders down to the goal line.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Finding a hole on the right side, James plowed through and kept going, dragging an Eagles defender just across the goal line.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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