How to Use tap-in in a Sentence
tap-in
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Thomas’ tap-in for par on the 18th was the last shot played on that hole before bad weather took the golfers off the course.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
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United to within a goal at 2-1 with his short-range tap-in.
—The Enquirer, 7 May 2023
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Terry scored at 3:05 of the second on a tap-in off of an Adam Henrique feed.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
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Lod’s tap-in came from Sang Bin Jeong putting a dangerous ball across the goal mouth.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
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Sebastian Aho outworked Connor Clifton at the front of the net and scored on a tap-in.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
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In the 77th minute, Hlongwane delivered a pass across the face of the goal to an unmarked Reynoso for a simple tap-in for his second of the night.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2023
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Seguin scored his second goal on a short-handed tap-in with under four minutes left to ice the game.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
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In a loss to the Blackhawks, Bertuzzi won a battle and delivered a sharp feed for a Frederic tap-in.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
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His approach nearly found the bottom of the cup — twice — before settling less than a foot from the pin for a tap-in eagle.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2023
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Murphy’s second goal of the game, her 24th of the season, came on a pretty cross-crease pass from Huber for a backdoor tap-in.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
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So did Finau, whose 61-foot eagle putt lipped out on the par-5 finishing hole, leaving him with a tap-in birdie.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
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Olson, a sophomore, broke through at 6 minutes, 16 seconds with a backdoor tap-in off a shot from Boreen.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
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Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past Eric Cole for the victory at the Honda Classic.
—Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
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Hull holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle at the par-five 11th to trim the lead to three shots, but Vu responded with a tap-in birdie at No. 12 and was never threatened down the stretch.
—Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
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Moultrie ended up winning the race, with the Portland Thorns midfielder finishing the move with a tap-in.
—Jason Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
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Rahm guided his third shot onto the green, positioning him for a tap-in birdie that grew his advantage to two strokes.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
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His second may have looked like a tap-in, but the movement and awareness showed by the teenager points towards an understanding of the game that is way beyond his junior years.
—Ben Church, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
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The only bright spot for the visitors came when Kyle Palmieri, incensed over a no-call after Brandon Carlo smacked him into the end boards, got his revenge with a tap-in on his next shift.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
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At 1:52, DeBrusk was in position to convert a tap-in from Orlov, who recorded his fifth assist of the series with a slick feed through traffic after Hall found the defenseman in the flow.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
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Alex Lyon had made 21 saves when Andrei Svechnikov converted 31 seconds into the man advantage, scoring on a tap-in right by the net.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
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Flesch seized control early by playing the opening six holes at Norwood Hills in 6-under par, including an eagle on the par-5 second hole when his approach caught a slope at the back of the green and rolled back to tap-in range.
—Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
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