How to Use corner kick in a Sentence

corner kick

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  • In the 58th minute, Sinclair sent a header off a corner kick just wide.
    — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 24 May 2021
  • James Musa tapped in a loose ball on the backpost on a corner kick at the 9-minute mark, giving Rising the lead and the game’s only score.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2021
  • Andy Rose came straight down the center of the box to head in the Deiber Caicedo corner kick and nudge the visitors into the lead.
    — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 4 July 2021
  • Hunou headed Fragapane's curling corner kick from the left corner cleanly out of a group of players from both sides rising to get a head on it.
    — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 23 June 2021
  • Forward Christen Press curled a corner kick cross to the head of midfielder Sam Mewis, who barely had to move to nod in the game-winning goal.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021
  • Three minutes later, following a Tobin Heath corner kick, Williams headed the ball to Mewis, who headed it back to her.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021
  • In the 33rd minute, that work paid dividends, with midfielder Jon Bakero placing an inswinging corner kick towards the back post.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2021
  • While Dajome couldn’t apply a touch and the ball went out for a corner corner kick, the Caps converted the resulting set-piece opportunity for their second goal of the night.
    — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 4 July 2021
  • Jullie Cooke scored the lone goal off a corner kick in the first half.
    — al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The first half saw each team get a corner kick and few shots on goal.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2021
  • France’s corner kick was recycled, and the ball fell to Giroud in front of the goal.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Matt Besler dived to head the service out for a corner kick.
    — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Ryle had four shots to three for Dunbar, and each team had a corner kick.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • In the 40th minute, Gressel’s corner kick found Ian Fray at the far post, who headed the ball into the back of the net.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
  • Damion Lowe briefly brought the crowd to its feet in the 84th minute, heading a Leon Bailey corner kick into the back of the net.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The Hawks earned their first corner kick of the second half in the 73rd minute but were unable to convert as the shot missed the near post.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The play, which was strange in its build-up, started with a corner kick that Murillo cleared well out of the box.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The Mustangs and the Wildecats played an even match until the 25th minute, when the Mustangs scored off a corner kick.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • And while none of them amounted to much, St. Louis racked up seven corner kicks in the first half alone.
    — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 8 July 2024
  • Shinyashiki headed in Jack Price’s corner kick at the back post to win it.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Finally, in the 93rd minute, Neighbors took a short-corner kick from teammate Rylie Williams and sent a pass to the front of the net.
    — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The Cardinals scored their first goal of the night on a corner kick from Harry, who sent the ball in towards the goal.
    — oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2022
  • As the clock struck 90 minutes, Staab headed home a corner kick to level the score.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
  • The game winner came on a corner kick that hit a Portland player on its way through the box.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The winning goal came at the conclusion of a series of corner kicks by San Pasqual.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The Vikings’ best chance came off a corner kick 10 minutes into the second half.
    — Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Alejandro Bedoya scored the equalizer off the corner kick in the 95th minute.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Off a corner kick, freshman forward Bella Field rose above the rest to head the ball off the crossbar and into the net in the 25th minute.
    — Andrew Joseph, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Hoskins also took three corner kicks and logged five shots on goal.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Their last best chance came as time expired, though the Comets failed to punch in a header on a corner kick as the clock read zeroes.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2021

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