How to Use corner kick in a Sentence

corner kick

noun
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  • Off a corner kick, Beck came away with the ball in a crowd and unleashed a shot that got behind the goalie.
    — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Aicha Wilson opened the game’s scoring with a goal off a corner kick in the 27th minute.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Defender Liv Frazier scored the first goal off a corner kick.
    — oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2021
  • For the second game in a row, a corner kick by senior Madison Rivard resulted in a goal.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Johnson, a junior, scored the header off a corner kick by senior Jillian Ingram.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • San Jose had a final chance on a stoppage-time corner kick, but Preston Judd could not connect well on a bouncing ball.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
  • Junior Sydney Becerra handled corner kick duties all night, leading to two set piece assists.
    — Joe Hoyt, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • On his walk to a corner kick, Christian Pulisic waved his arms, imploring fans to raise the noise level in a stadium known for deafening support.
    — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Undaunted, Borsuia tied the contest in the fourth quarter on a corner kick when Jordan Lynn connected on a header.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The Cavaliers had five corner kick opportunities and a handful of other quality scoring chances.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The goal came from a header by senior Magali Amezquita, assisted by junior Amelia Huxtable, who took the corner kick.
    — oregonlive, 11 Mar. 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
  • In the 58th minute, Sinclair sent a header off a corner kick just wide.
    — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 24 May 2021
  • 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

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