crease
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Two wickets down, next to no runs on the board, Root striding down the steps and stretching at the boundary's edge before sprinting halfway to the crease.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Brind’Amour fully expected to have his goalies split time in the crease in the playoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
They lost 21 of them but Tuesday’s was the most painful, with Roy scoring on a deflection in the crease.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Rew is said to be a tough character, with an old-fashioned approach to batting - happy to occupy the crease if the situation demands.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Their last night of thirst and bland journey food and aching buttocks and saddle chafe and dry bathing and grit in every crease of cloth and flesh.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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