How to Use penalty kick in a Sentence

penalty kick

noun
  • Every goal in the game came on penalty kicks.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Get a couple more, then line up for penalty kicks.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • If the game is still a draw, then penalty kicks begin.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Denkey evened it on a penalty kick in the 41st minute.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Switzerland lands a fourth goal with a penalty kick.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Still, that penalty kick was not enough to put the team over France.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Every goal came on penalty kicks.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Higuain stepped up to take the penalty kick, but sent the ball wide and into the stands.
    — Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The Horned Frogs didn’t wait for penalty kicks to win this one.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Seminole failed to protect the back line on a penalty kick.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Biel capped the scoring on a penalty kick in the 84th minute.
    — ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • The teams played to a tie in overtime before the game went to penalty kicks.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Messi scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick.
    — Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Messi scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick.
    — Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
  • If still tied, the match is decided by penalty kicks.
    — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Early in the match, he was handed a chance to break the mark on a penalty kick.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • Marta had the game-winning penalty kick in that matchup.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Rusnák scored the team’s lone goal by way of a penalty kick in the 88th minute.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Her winning penalty kick in the shootout took a nice bounce off the goalie’s glove and into the net.
    — Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • If a player is hit with a penalty, the other team will get a penalty kick.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • First was a penalty kick conceded on a bad turnover inside the box.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Also, any match that ends in a tie will go directly to penalty kicks.
    — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Grisanti played half of the game Friday and scored on a penalty kick.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Jorge Orozco added a penalty kick goal to account for the four scores.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Imagine trying to take a penalty kick with that behind the net.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The Thorns advanced to the final through a penalty kick shootout.
    — Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
  • There had been a gasp from those same fans when Messi missed the penalty kick in the ninth minute.
    — Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • That awarded the Current a penalty kick from the spot.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Sudden death, overtime, penalty kick shoot out.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The ending was bonkers, right through the Brits winning on penalty kicks.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 5 July 2018

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