crossbar

Example Sentences

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Hit the crossbar with a close-range header late on when he should have scored.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The moment that Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes’s effort sailed over the crossbar, Paris Saint-Germain was still—and once again—a European champion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

And what about those jazzy plastic strakes framing the gloss-black crossbar?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Zellweger, given a ton of space inside the left circle, evened the score by lining a wrist shot over Hart’s left shoulder and off the crossbar late in the period.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I looked at the thick piece of blue steel that made the crossbar.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss