How to Use corner kick in a Sentence

corner kick

noun
  • Both teams had five corner kicks.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The first half saw each team get a corner kick and few shots on goal.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Coppell had four corner kicks and six shots in the first half.
    — Justin Maskulinski, Houston Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2018
  • The graceful curve of a corner kick.
    — Miceal Chamberlain, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • There was a huge amount of pressure on them (the corner kicks).
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Finn got her chance to score off a corner kick in the 15th minute.
    — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 20 Mar. 2018
  • In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Jumping into a crowd to punch the ball away on a corner kick?
    — Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Jullie Cooke scored the lone goal off a corner kick in the first half.
    — al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But the Earthquakes went right back down and earned a corner kick.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
  • There were at least three at that same corner kick yesterday.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The play began with a short corner kick routine.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Josh Olinger scored off a corner kick to open the scoring in the first half.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Ryle had four shots to three for Dunbar, and each team had a corner kick.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The tool could be used, for example, to show a team’s last ten corner kicks.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Minnesota, which had just one shot and none on goal in the first half, scored off a corner kick.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
  • The Swedes had eight corner kicks to only two for Japan.
    — CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The Rapids had a corner kick in the final minute of stoppage time.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
  • So many fouls have gone unpunished at corner kicks this season.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The goal came from a corner kick which bounced into the goal amidst a crowd of players from both squads in the box.
    — Cheryl Wray, al, 18 Sep. 2019
  • France’s corner kick was recycled, and the ball fell to Giroud in front of the goal.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Ronaldo was holding his leg on the grass after the play, but got up in time for the corner kick.
    — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • Egypt, which had zero corner kicks in the match, has yet to win a World Cup game.
    — Karel Janicek, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • Any team that takes longer will cede the throw-in to the other team or give the opponent a corner kick.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • And then, on their sixth corner kick already earned by the midway point of the first half, the reward came.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The final goal started with a corner kick by Matt Kent.
    — Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Bees were a menace from corner kicks under the Dane.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Fillies earned three corner kicks over the final six minutes of the first half.
    — Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • Charlotte earned two corner kicks but couldn’t convert either.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Fortunately for the Bears, the ball hit the right post and spun out for a corner kick.
    — Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2017

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