How to Use soccer in a Sentence

soccer

noun
  • Both of their children play soccer.
  • Her mom and dad still come to all of her soccer games to watch her coach.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Malden Catholic has found its next boys soccer coach.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
  • Look for a soccer ball icon at the top of a listing page.
    — Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Shows about soccer clubs are in vogue at the moment.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Each figure has a soccer ball at its side.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And soccer is likely what will take him back.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The bowl is big, almost as wide across as a soccer ball.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • My big girl got me into soccer.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
  • So did his soccer career, day by day, piece by piece.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • The plate-sized patch is just behind one of the soccer goals.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
  • For the soccer-mad reader in your life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The group is using old soccer goals.
    — Alejandra Arteaga, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • George knows how fickle soccer can be.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • How many of you have ever watched five-year-olds play soccer?
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t miss out on the soccer action.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Mersereau also served as a coach for the girls soccer team, sources said.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The city hosts its first soccer game June 15.
    — Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • So here’s how soccer fans can ditch their car at home and take the train instead.
    — Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Watch the best soccer action around the world on Fubo.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Texas high school boys soccer playoffs are here.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The Texas high school girls soccer playoffs are here.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Yelp calls it a go-to for soccer fans and Anglophiles alike.
    — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Short grass helps soccer teams like the Current play faster.
    — Pj Green april 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The soccer ball will light up when kicked or bounced, and the lights will turn off when unused.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Your World Cup trip can be about great food, not just soccer.
    — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Nine years ago, the club was in the fifth tier of English soccer.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 28 May 2023
  • And soccer is kind of the universal sport in that sense.
    — Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The city also plans to build four soccer fields and trails nearby.
    — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Perego is a former soccer player and a painter.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

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