How to Use corner kick in a Sentence

corner kick

noun
  • His corner kick seconds into injury time in the first half ended up in the back of the net.
    Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Another came in the 58th when a corner kick just grazed the goal and was cleared by Birmingham.
    Cheryl Wray, al, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Seattle’s scoring play started when Nico Lodeiro floated a corner kick from the left-wing side across the field.
    Mark Moschetti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Rapinoe lofted a perfect pass on a corner kick to Carli Lloyd, whose header tied the match.
    Melissa Murphy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Real Salt Lake drew just one corner kick, committed six fouls and was given one yellow card.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Indy’s first tally came on an in-swinging corner kick by Kenney Walker.
    Kevin Johnston, Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Wray took a corner kick, and the ball was deflected out to the left by CAvs goalie Paige Abbott.
    Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Minnesota drew seven corner kicks, committed 13 fouls and was given one red card.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Then, a header by Matt Hedges off a Michael Barrios corner kick tied it at 2-2 in the 64th.
    Mark Moschetti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Kanas City smacked Minnesota in the opening minutes, controlling the play and earning a corner kick in the seventh minute.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019
  • But Castellanos couldn’t convert her chance, and other opportunities – including three corner kicks – failed to bear fruit.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
  • Josh Olinger scored off a corner kick to open the scoring in the first half.
    Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Jullie Cooke scored the lone goal off a corner kick in the first half.
    al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The first half saw each team get a corner kick and few shots on goal.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2021
  • France’s corner kick was recycled, and the ball fell to Giroud in front of the goal.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Matt Besler dived to head the service out for a corner kick.
    Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • In the 61st, Yeimar Gómez headed in a goal off Nicolás Lodeiro’s corner kick.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Ryle had four shots to three for Dunbar, and each team had a corner kick.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Aicha Wilson opened the game’s scoring with a goal off a corner kick in the 27th minute.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The Greenies rebounded from the slow start and scored in the 24th minute off a corner kick.
    Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021
  • In the 40th minute, Gressel’s corner kick found Ian Fray at the far post, who headed the ball into the back of the net.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
  • Off a corner kick, Beck came away with the ball in a crowd and unleashed a shot that got behind the goalie.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Mar. 2021
  • One was an own-goal off a Haris Medunjanin corner kick against the Red Bulls.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Damion Lowe briefly brought the crowd to its feet in the 84th minute, heading a Leon Bailey corner kick into the back of the net.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The Hawks earned their first corner kick of the second half in the 73rd minute but were unable to convert as the shot missed the near post.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
  • In the 58th minute, Sinclair sent a header off a corner kick just wide.
    Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 24 May 2021
  • The play, which was strange in its build-up, started with a corner kick that Murillo cleared well out of the box.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The Mustangs and the Wildecats played an even match until the 25th minute, when the Mustangs scored off a corner kick.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • France was the aggressor for most of the 90 minutes, recording more shots and shots on goal and taking six more corner kicks.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 July 2024
  • In Sunday’s match, Pulisic played a third-minute corner kick short to Tim Weah before peeling from two approaching defenders.
    Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 June 2024

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