kick over
Example Sentences
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Captain Yves Bissouma, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, blazed Mali's first kick over the bar, but Ali Abdi then missed for Tunisia before Eagles goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved two further penalties and Toure won it.
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
James Ramm left Leicester stunned as he chased down a searching kick over the top, but he could only knock on over the line as he snuck around the backtracking Steward.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
“If it gets a little blurry there, it’s all right to end in a kick over an interception any day of the week,” Waldron said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
Luis Chávez nearly doubled Mexico’s lead eight minutes into the second half, bending a left-footed free kick over the wall and toward the near post.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2023
He had a kick over his head, too, and I wondered what it was like to be inside of that—was it hot and did it itch?
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
