How to Use touchdown in a Sentence

touchdown

1 of 2 noun
  • What was the plane's speed at touchdown?
  • His first touchdown was a wild one.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Blocked a punt last year and returned it for a touchdown.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Rodgers has yet to throw a single touchdown pass for the city.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • There were six touchdowns and four field goals in the workout.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ohio State reached the red zone four times and scored one touchdown.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Hurst even set a school record with nine touchdowns as a junior.
    — Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Gibbs ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Dadrein Coffie had a 3-yard touchdown run.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • Two touchdowns later, the game was over.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Kelly scored his third touchdown of the night from 7 yards out.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Jacoby then races to catch the ball and run it back for a touchdown.
    — Cindy Boren, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
  • Kick the point after touchdown or go for two in football?
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • One of his last throws resulted in a touchdown off a trick play.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Kami recorded the touchdown from her seat high above the field.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The ball was only a mere inch or so from breaking the plane for a touchdown.
    — Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs won the toss and drove for a game-winning touchdown.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • So was Trevor Lawrence’s fall-down touchdown run that won the game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • All but Moon were in the top three in passing touchdowns (fourth).
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Jackson rushed five times for 35 yards and one touchdown.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Stafford threw a 10-yard touchdown to Williams on the very next play.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Chiefs went on an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to win it.
    — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Taylor wasn’t touched on the 76-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • His first two career catches went for touchdowns.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Williams spent time on both sides of the ball, rushing for two touchdowns on the season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
  • The moment loomed large, as neither team led by more than a touchdown the rest of the evening.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The team ranks fifth in the AFC in points and touchdowns scored.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • He's also added 212 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Walker ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All 22 point-after-touchdown tries made.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026

touch down

2 of 2 verb
  • India's craft was the first to touch down on the moon's rugged south pole.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This was after the plane’s landing gear touched down.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The tornado did not touch down.
    — Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The tornado touched down on the plant, Scarigne said.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The breakout crew made Buy touch down in a tiny area of the courtyard.
    — Fox News, 4 July 2018
  • Cocktails touch down on the other side of the spectrum.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some of the biggest artists in the world will touch down at one venue or another.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2020
  • No tornadoes touched down, but some areas saw more than an inch of rain.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Sixty-two tornados touched down in the state that day.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Ford got the import license for the die a mere two hours before the plane touched down.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2018
  • That is great news for the crew, which needs good conditions in order to touch down.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Artemis 2 will not touch down on the moon, or even enter lunar orbit.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The video opens with Rock touching down at an airport on a private jet.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 May 2026
  • The largest twister touched down in Arkwright and had peak winds of 110 mph.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • Air Force Two touched down with his remains and casket on board.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The odds that a tornado touched down in the area are high, officials said.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Two hours before dawn, a small blue Cessna touched down on the tarmac.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Longhorns’ reveling ceased as soon as their flight touched down in Austin.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The airplane's nose touches down just two seconds before the crash.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • By the time her plane touched down in Christchurch, a new companion had been arranged.
    — Kristen Pope, Smithsonian, 8 June 2019
  • Apollo 13, by contrast, was supposed to touch down on the moon.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Prince William has touched down in Singapore for the first time in more than a decade.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • As the planes touched down, the commandos launched their rescue mission.
    — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • This type of funnel cloud could briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • Guests on these bespoke flights can remain in the air for aerial views or touch down to explore the parks.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The rocket touched down about 1,500 feet from the launch ramp, Stakes said.
    — Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
  • It is issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But problems greeted the crew the moment the Titan touched down.
    — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 20 June 2023
  • The trailing parent touches down.
    — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Sodais and Weeda touched down at O’Hare.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

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