end line
noun
: a line marking an end or boundary especially of a playing area: such as
a
: a line at either end of a football field 10 yards beyond and parallel to the goal line
b
: a line at either end of a court (as in basketball or tennis) perpendicular to the sidelines
Examples of end line in a Sentence
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Next, Denver’s Jamal Murray lofted a pass from the far end line to Braun just pass midcourt.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Perez dribbled the ball along the end line to the right of the goal and took a shot with an almost impossible angle that found the net just inside the front left post.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Oshoala had dragged the defense to the end line before cutting back and playing a smooth pass to Bailey, who one-timed the shot to give Bay FC an early lead.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
Hoffman made a spirited run to the right end line and delivered an ideal left-footed cross to the middle for an unmarked Petty to cleanly head home.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
As the mercury rose — sometimes above 100 degrees — SAG-AFTRA and WGA have canceled pickets and adjusted their schedules to end lines at mid-day.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
The second goal was set up by what seemed to be an unthreatening short corner from Carles to Nacho along the end line.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
After driving toward the end line, drawing the attention of a couple defenders and Thanh, the keeper, Smith sent a right-footed pass from a difficult angle to a lonely Horan, who had nothing but open net to shoot at from the center of the box.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
Replays did not seem to confirm Carvajal’s judgment, compounding an error that led to the sequence, as France probably should not have been awarded a corner kick because Vicki Bècho lost possession over the end line.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Perez dribbled the ball along the end line to the right of the goal and took a shot with an almost impossible angle that found the net just inside the front left post.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Oshoala had dragged the defense to the end line before cutting back and playing a smooth pass to Bailey, who one-timed the shot to give Bay FC an early lead.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
Hoffman made a spirited run to the right end line and delivered an ideal left-footed cross to the middle for an unmarked Petty to cleanly head home.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
As the mercury rose — sometimes above 100 degrees — SAG-AFTRA and WGA have canceled pickets and adjusted their schedules to end lines at mid-day.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
The second goal was set up by what seemed to be an unthreatening short corner from Carles to Nacho along the end line.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
After driving toward the end line, drawing the attention of a couple defenders and Thanh, the keeper, Smith sent a right-footed pass from a difficult angle to a lonely Horan, who had nothing but open net to shoot at from the center of the box.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
Replays did not seem to confirm Carvajal’s judgment, compounding an error that led to the sequence, as France probably should not have been awarded a corner kick because Vicki Bècho lost possession over the end line.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
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“End line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20line. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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