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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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes fired a ball to Kelce, who was breaking inside, right at the goal line.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Never mind that game had hinged on their long snapper forcing a fumble, and another Bengals fumble bouncing into Patriots hands six feet from the goal line and Cincinnati dropping an easy end-zone interception.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
That game would have felt much different had Taylor not let go of the ball at the goal line, leading to a turnover rather than a touchdown run.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Jason Myers delivered a perfect kickoff for Seattle into the landing zone, which is from the goal line to the 20-yard line.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Never mind that game had hinged on their long snapper forcing a fumble, and another Bengals fumble bouncing into Patriots hands six feet from the goal line and Cincinnati dropping an easy end-zone interception.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
That game would have felt much different had Taylor not let go of the ball at the goal line, leading to a turnover rather than a touchdown run.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Jason Myers delivered a perfect kickoff for Seattle into the landing zone, which is from the goal line to the 20-yard line.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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