How to Use touchline in a Sentence

touchline

noun
Definition of touchlinenext
  • All Hjulmand could do on the touchline was to scratch his head.
    — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • The sequence started with a long pass out of the U.S. end to Christen Press on the left touchline.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 2 July 2019
  • The grass should be cut in straight lines, across the width of the pitch, perpendicular to the touchline.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2016
  • There was a deft flick behind his leg on the touchline to Banega.
    — Thomas Allnutt, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • Being able to salvage a point from a two-goal deficit isn't just the work of the players and head coach prowling the touchline.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Punishments could range from a fine to a touchline ban.
    — SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The sequence began with the Galaxy’s Julián Araujo losing the ball along the touchline in his own end.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • On the touchline, Schantz turned towards the stands, arms triumphantly raised towards the sky.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022
  • Wenger didn’t even join in, remaining on the touchline with his arms folded.
    — Rob Harris, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017
  • That applies not only to players, but also to staff on the touchline.
    — Fox News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The game ended with an on-pitch brawl that saw the referee go over the touchline to assess the skirmishes on a video screen.
    — The Associated Press, New York Times, 22 June 2017
  • Son’s red card came after he was tackled by Rudiger near the touchline.
    — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2019
  • But Dunn also has roamed inside, and Horan has drifted to the far-side touchline.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • On the touchline, Chelsea’s tall, reedy coach, Thomas Tuchel, stood with his arms folded tightly across his winter coat.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
  • As an eye, John stood beside the touchline, watching for danger.
    — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • So Guerra, in search of his first win as Rising manager, paced the touchline.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Andrew Das: Cavani starting that play on the touchline with a cross field ball to Suarez and getting the return at the post is some hard work right there.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 1 July 2018
  • There was a small tussle after the man on the touchline tried to grab the ball out of the Manchester United midfielder's grasp.
    — SI.com, 19 June 2018
  • Wenger, a long-time rival on the touchlines, offered his support in a short statement to the Daily Mail on Sunday.
    — Afp, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2018
  • The respect is there, clearly, but that doesn't mean Lampard isn't going to stand up to Mourinho on the touchline.
    — Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Salzburg’s American coach, Jesse Marsch, sprinted down the touchline to join in the celebrations with his players in front of the team’s fans.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
  • One minute before the break, Balde got a second yellow card for a reckless lunging tackle on Mendy near the touchline.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2018
  • As captured in a viral clip circulated on Twitter, Gavi breaks off from the pack that mobbed him on the pitch and runs towards the touchline.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • As Massey-Ellis moved along the touchline, Aguero walked next to her and placed his arm around her neck in an action that would be in breach of coronavirus guidelines.
    — Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The diminutive attacker picked the ball up on the right touchline, before beating his defender with a deft body-feint.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • On the touchline, Duncan Ferguson, part of the fabric of Everton for almost all of that 20-year spell, first as a player and now as a coach, bounced and roared.
    — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Not long after his missed penalty kick, Portugal pressed the ball forward and, after a foul, was awarded a free kick near the touchline.
    — Sam Borden, New York Times, 18 June 2016
  • Connor Roberts scored the second goal in the final seconds of injury time after Bale dribbled along the touchline from a short corner ...
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
  • The work is done over a quiet cup of coffee, in the privacy of the physiotherapist’s room, or through a brief chat on the touchline after training.
    — Rob Stothard, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Wild celebrations The Emirates erupted as Trossard’s shot squirmed into the net, with Arteta leading the party from the touchline.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024

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