place kick

Example Sentences

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The most famous place kick in Five Nations history was undoubtedly John Taylor's last-minute touchline effort for Wales to win a pulsating match against Scotland 19-18 at Murrayfield in 1971.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2011

Instead of the standard place kick, a scoring pass was flipped to No. 99.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dartmouth had scored 16 points on two touchdowns and a place kick.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the score 7-to-7 and four minutes to play, Bill Corbus, Stanford's All-American guard, booted a place kick from the 23-yd. line over Southern California's goal posts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lift the cone up a wee bit, twist it round to an exact position, hold it in place, kick, and the other half is cut.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton