How to Use crossbar in a Sentence

crossbar

noun
  • The ball hit the crossbar and dropped straight to the ground.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Lloyd stepped up to take it, but the shot was high over the crossbar.
    — Ben Ferree, Pro Soccer USA, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Two hit the crossbar and glanced downward but not over the goal.
    — oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Keep the junction box and the crossbar for the old light in place.
    — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • On the crossbar are two large dials.
    — Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Chinakhov hit the crossbar on a good chance.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • O'Shaughnessy, though, leaped to tip the ball over the crossbar.
    — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 18 Oct. 2017
  • His launched a free kick that sailed high over the crossbar and into the stands.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • The crossbar cracks, the netting rips.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • One, Omar Alderete, struck the crossbar.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The senior sailed the ball high of the crossbar on her kick attempt.
    — Andrew Valenti, NOLA.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • His only miss was on a 64-yarder that hit the crossbar.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The rails slide into a dovetail groove in the main crossbars.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Just over a minute later, Bologna hit the crossbar.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • On the goal, the ball barely hit the crossbar and bounced into the net.
    — Emily Giambalvo, courant.com, 8 July 2019
  • The puck went over the net, hit the crossbar and went in off Coreau.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Brent Kallman got his head on the ball but launched it over the crossbar.
    — Christina Long, Star Tribune, 24 July 2021
  • With a magic touch on the ball, Ochoa sent it up to the crossbar.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Vela in the 37th minute fired a curling ball off the crossbar.
    — oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Álex Baena took a set piece free kick that hit hard right off the crossbar.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Kaprielian stopped a shot inside the box and the ball bounced and hit the crossbar.
    — Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Bernardo scored a worldie, crossbar and in, from the second ball.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pec then hit the crossbar two minutes later.
    — Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There were a lot of scoring chances for both teams, and a lot of shots that went wide or over the crossbar.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The bang of the ball on the crossbar, for a little while at least, is the ringing of hope.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Elanga’s finish crashed off the crossbar and in.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But Manning was able to just get a piece of it to punch it over the top of the crossbar.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The kick went right to Cole, whose shot from about 10 yards out sailed over the crossbar.
    — Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The crossbar is 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Shot placement was off, and Rodman chipped the ball off the crossbar.
    — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 25 July 2024

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