the crease
noun
: an area around or in front of a goal in some games (such as hockey)
Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.
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McNabb activated deep into Minnesota’s zone and threw a knee-high pass into traffic in front of the crease.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Capitals tried to hold on, and a defensive-zone mess allowed Nick Suzuki to tie it with 4:15 left on a shot into a wide-open net after goaltender Logan Thompson slid out of the crease.
—Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Gaynes recommends applying it on the most intimate parts of the body: behind the knees, the crease at the elbow, the nape of the neck, and the small of the back.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
But the Wild again had an answer when Hartman poked a loose puck in the crease over the line after a Foligno deflection had hit the crossbar behind the Devils goalie.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Capitals tried to hold on, and a defensive-zone mess allowed Nick Suzuki to tie it with 4:15 left on a shot into a wide-open net after goaltender Logan Thompson slid out of the crease.
—Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Gaynes recommends applying it on the most intimate parts of the body: behind the knees, the crease at the elbow, the nape of the neck, and the small of the back.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
But the Wild again had an answer when Hartman poked a loose puck in the crease over the line after a Foligno deflection had hit the crossbar behind the Devils goalie.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crease
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“The crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crease. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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