How to Use touchdown in a Sentence
-
Rodgers has yet to throw a single touchdown pass for the city.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 24 July 2023
-
There were six touchdowns and four field goals in the workout.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
-
Jacoby then races to catch the ball and run it back for a touchdown.
—Cindy Boren, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
-
The Rattlers led 56-27 before the Knight Hawks scored a touchdown to end the third quarter.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2023
-
Howe made arguably the most impressive throw of the day for what would have been a 75-yard touchdown.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
-
The Aggies have won three games in overtime and three others by a touchdown or less.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
-
Dane Thompkins punched it in for a touchdown two play later.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
-
The Chiefs and Cowboys produced just three touchdowns in 18 series in those games.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
-
Wilson, 34, threw for 16 touchdowns, by far the lowest mark of his career.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
-
The second was a 62-yard touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in the game Stafford suffered a season-ending spinal bruise.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
-
While Maes did most of his damage in the first half, scoring three touchdowns, Herman was fresh for the second.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
-
The final catch for Tiger Bachmeier from Bear Bachmeier was a touchdown.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
-
With his ankle and shoe taped up, Kelce went on to make the highlight reel in the second half, scoring a touchdown in the third quarter.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
-
In order to keep their hope of winning alive, Alabama had to score a touchdown.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
-
Lauletta came in to finish the drive, resulting in a touchdown for the Generals.
—Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2023
-
On the next play, Jefferson threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Tyrone Broden.
—Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
-
The Orediggers mascot is Blaster the Burro, a real donkey who runs the field in Mines gear after touchdowns.
—Andy Fies, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2023
-
Toki had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
-
If that had not happened, Butkus said, Sayers could have scored seven or more touchdowns.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2023
-
There were not points after touchdowns after those scores.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 14 Apr. 2024
-
The 49ers set up a rematch by emerging from halftime and going on a 27-point scoring spree with three touchdowns and two field goals.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
-
One fan account Tweeted out a quick crash course breaking down who gets to keep the ball for how long, and how a touchdown is scored (this will come in handy later).
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
-
Coming into the game, the Showboats had allowed a touchdown on all 11 of their opponent's red-zone trips.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2023
-
Everett caught a five-yard touchdown to complete a three-play possession that started at the Saints’ 25-yard line.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
-
Ty Simpson showcased his arm strength on a couple of impressive throws and ran the option for a long touchdown.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
-
His last play was a 79-yard touchdown play-action pass to wide receiver Darnay Scott.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 20 July 2023
-
How many touchdowns did Bowers catch for Las Vegas against Denver this year?
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2024
-
The Packers didn't even allow a touchdown that day; Dallas got seven field goals from Chris Boniol.
—Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
-
Prior to that, the deep-threat wide receiver caught three touchdown passes throughout the season and added two more in the team’s NFC Championship game.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
-
In four of those defeats, the final margin was within a touchdown, including three by three points.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
-
India's craft was the first to touch down on the moon's rugged south pole.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2023
-
The largest twister touched down in Arkwright and had peak winds of 110 mph.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
-
Our plane to Rapid City touched down in a pounding rain.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
-
The two 747s touched down in Poland, one before the sun, the other in late morning.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
-
The stars have touched down in Paris for the conclusion of Fashion Month.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
-
Most snow falls at 1.5 mph, taking about an hour to touch down.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2023
-
Several stars have already touched down in the City of Light ahead of the Games.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 25 July 2024
-
Prince William has touched down in Singapore for the first time in more than a decade.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
-
But problems greeted the crew the moment the Titan touched down.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 20 June 2023
-
Travis Kelce has touched down — not in the end zone, but in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
-
That year, SpaceX is planning to demonstrate the lander could touch down on the surface of the moon.
—Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
-
If all goes well, it would be expected to touch down on Feb. 22.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
-
The odds that a tornado touched down in the area are high, officials said.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
-
The city of Rocky Mount said the tornado touched down in the northern part of the city and crews were responding to the damage.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 July 2023
-
Vande Hei is slated to touch down in Kazakhstan, aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, at the end of the month.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2022
-
The last one touched down in May after spending 276 days in orbit.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
-
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in Jamaica.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
-
The Franklin rover would touch down in a region of Mars’s northern hemisphere called Oxia Planum.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022
-
DraftKings picked an excellent time to touch down in the Buckeye State.
—cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
-
With Sonoran tejano hat tilted to the side, Carin León and his botas will touch down on the Stagecoach stage for the first time next year.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
-
But, what will become of the two once the wheels touch down in London, what will come of this chance encounter, and is love at first sight real?
—Maggie Horton, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
-
The sun was shining as the flight touched down because the area experiences 24-hour sunlight at this time of year.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
-
However, before the month comes to a close, a full moon will touch down on your fourth house of home and family.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
-
Still, the spacecraft was able to touch down just about 180 feet east of its landing site, achieving a precise landing, one of the main goals of the mission.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
-
The medics soon arrived and treated him in an ambulance as the helicopter touched down.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
-
Three to six major hurricanes could touch down with winds of 111 mph or higher.
—Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 24 May 2022
-
On Friday, a sequel to the 1996 blockbuster is touching down at theaters.
—EW.com, 18 July 2024
-
The Top Gun sequel isn’t the only high-profile title expected to touch down in Cannes this year.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022
-
In the last few years, scientists have made progress in anticipating when the next twisters will touch down.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
-
Jacob Fato took a touch down the left sideline and curled the high shot off the crossbar, as the Gators maintained their 1-0 advantage.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'touchdown.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: