crease
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Devine masterfully shuffled around her crease throughout, often ending up in a heap on the ground, but it was effective in throwing the seamers off their length.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Jeffrey Viel set up the goal, with his pass from behind the goal line finding Sennecke for a quick wrist shot from the top of the crease.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Devon Toews was standing directly in front of the crease, mere feet away from scoring the goal that would dash the Americans’ dreams of winning their first gold medal in 46 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The satin lapels of the tuxedo were threadbare but who would look at that when the suit fitted him so beautifully and the crease in his trousers was so perfect?
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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