How to Use end zone in a Sentence

end zone

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Definition of end zonenext
  • One bank of lights in one corner of the end zone was out.
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
  • With the new defense keeping all teams out of the end zone?
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The other two came on difficult throws in the corner of the end zone.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The Colts get it to the Jaguars 9, but can't punch it into the end zone.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Norvell kept the offense on the field on fourth-and-2 from the 8, and Travis’ pass to the far corner of the end zone fell incomplete.
    — Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • On the next play, Aaron Rodgers threw incomplete to Garrett Wilson in the end zone.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Only Jonah Coleman’s hustle kept Watson out of the end zone.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Two plays later, Bradley hit Voisin in the left corner of the end zone for a 20-7 Jaguars lead late in the first.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Officials threw a late flag on Awuzie, who was defending George Pickens in the corner of the end zone.
    — Mike Niziolek, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
  • But by his junior year, Brown said, opponents who couldn’t kick the ball out of the end zone would aim it toward Pearl-Cohn’s return man on the opposite side of the field.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But Penix needed just four plays to get the Huskies back into the end zone, burning Grose again deep for a 53-yard touchdown and Polk’s third score of the day.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Los Angeles finally scored on its fourth drive when Kupp made an exceptional toe-tapping catch in the back of the end zone on a precise throw three minutes before halftime.
    — Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • One of the most creative offensive minds in football, who also happens to have a mobile quarterback who can strike with either spontaneity or efficiency, can’t seem to find the end zone from the red zone.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Silas Bolden runs it out of the end zone and gets to the 20-yard line.
    — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Bolton scooped a fumble from Hurts and ran it 36 yards all the way to the end zone.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Mixon is a strong runner who has a nose for the end zone.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Rodgers, scrambling, found Wilson at the back of the end zone.
    — Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Hubbard doesn’t take the most direct path to the end zone.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone will start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The kick: Touchbacks in the end zone start five yards farther up the the field at the 30-yard line.
    — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Jones rushed for over 1,000 yards again but didn't get in the end zone as much as years past.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • If the ball lands in the end zone for a touchback, the ball will be placed at the 30-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The third mistake was a bad snap that went out the end zone for a safety.
    — Maxwell Donaldson, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Burrow and the offense didn’t find the end zone in the second half though.
    — cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Hubbard takes off for the end zone on the opposite side of the field, 98 yards away.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The Pitt defense helped Abanikanda find the end zone again.
    — Dan Scifo, ajc, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Three plays later, Purdy threw a 6-yard strike to Aiyuk in the end zone.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The sing-alongs left many fans hoarse, given how often Fouts and Co. reached the end zone.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Hafley rolled the dice again on fourth down, and Castellanos fought his way into the end zone.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023

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