goalmouth
noun
goalĀ·mouth
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Definition of goalmouth
: the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey)
Examples of goalmouth in a Sentence
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Later, Darren Mattocks was caught off guard and unable to get a touch on a loose ball that was deflected in his direction about three yards from the Whitecaps goalmouth. — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Vancouver Whitecaps steal a late win against FC Cincinnati," 4 Aug. 2019 There was now a cow under the crossbar, nibbling at the grass edging the rutted bald spot of the goalmouth. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 On the floodlit pitch a pheasant groomed itself beneath the sagging diagonals of the goalmouth netting. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 When Schuler first started, in-game snow removal involved shoveling at the goalmouth and in front of the benches; now, the crew clears the entire sheet. — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, "Arizona Coyotes arena technician's cool job: maintaining ice in the desert," 10 July 2019 Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro got the ball rolling after bundling homeafter a goalmouth scramble ensued following Philippe Coutinho's corner in the 12th minute. — SI.com, "Copa America Roundup: Brazil Finally Come Good & Venezuela Secure Second-Place in Group A," 23 June 2019 And the visitors piled on the pressure early with Dzeko on hand to tap in an Edin Visca cross across the goalmouth. — Emmeline Moore, chicagotribune.com, "Insigne, Verratti push Italy closer to Euro 2020 with Bosnia win," 11 June 2019 The sequence of play on Monday was a corner on the right wing, an aimless header into the goalmouth, a goalkeeperās punch, and a wild clearance of the bouncing loose ball booted high into the air. — Graham Dunbar, The Seattle Times, "World Cup headed goal like never before sparks Belgium win," 2 July 2018 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei leaped across the goalmouth and got his left hand on the ball, but not enough to keep it out of the net. — Mark Moschetti, chicagotribune.com, "Saucedo goal propels Real Salt Lake over Seattle Sounders," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'goalmouth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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