yard line

noun

: any of a series of marked or imaginary lines one yard apart on a football field that are parallel to the goal lines and that indicate the distance to the nearest goal line

Examples of yard line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Hoosiers hemmed in the dangerous return man, and Toney was only able to get back to the 7-yard line. —Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Like, for example, calling a risky trick play in South Bend that resulted in wide receiver Makai Lemon fumbling on first-and-10 from the Notre Dame 37-yard line down three points in the fourth quarter. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

Then Harbaugh gave the first-team offense the ball on the 45-yard line with the game tied, 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter and no timeouts. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

But a walk-on pass to the 50-yard line at a Patriots game? —Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yard line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
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• byline