penalty kick
noun
1
: a free kick in rugby
2
: a free kick at the goal in soccer made from a point 12 yards in front of the goal and allowed for certain violations within a designated area around the goal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web San Diego Loyal players were completing a training session last week when Alejandro Guido ripped a penalty kick attempt. 
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Petrovic made his third penalty kick save of the season and also tipped a Duran shot over the bar (60th). Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The senior goalkeeper has been through it all as a third-year varsity starter, so something like a penalty kick shootout that went nine rounds Tuesday night is not about to rattle him. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The penalty kick session set the stage for the heroics of IFFC goalkeeper Jodelky Floreal who was up to the challenge with a couple of sensational saves to secure the victory. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2022 Angel City’s Savannah McCaskill initially missed on a penalty kick attempt, but capitalized on the rebound to sneak past Hogan for the goal. oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Racing Louisville won the inaugural tournament on a 7-6 penalty kick shootout after dueling with Bayern to a 2-2 draw in regulation. Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2022 Hours before Chelsea lost an epic Carabao Cup final to Liverpool in a penalty kick tiebreaker, the West London club denounced Russia's military action in more pointed terms than its owner, Roman Abramovich, did less than 24 hours earlier. NBC News, 27 Feb. 2022 Ayo Akinola earned the penalty kick, going down in a clash with Makoun on a Jayden Nelson through ball. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Petrovic made his third penalty kick save of the season and also tipped a Duran shot over the bar (60th). Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The senior goalkeeper has been through it all as a third-year varsity starter, so something like a penalty kick shootout that went nine rounds Tuesday night is not about to rattle him. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The penalty kick session set the stage for the heroics of IFFC goalkeeper Jodelky Floreal who was up to the challenge with a couple of sensational saves to secure the victory. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2022 Angel City’s Savannah McCaskill initially missed on a penalty kick attempt, but capitalized on the rebound to sneak past Hogan for the goal. oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Racing Louisville won the inaugural tournament on a 7-6 penalty kick shootout after dueling with Bayern to a 2-2 draw in regulation. Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2022 Hours before Chelsea lost an epic Carabao Cup final to Liverpool in a penalty kick tiebreaker, the West London club denounced Russia's military action in more pointed terms than its owner, Roman Abramovich, did less than 24 hours earlier. NBC News, 27 Feb. 2022 Ayo Akinola earned the penalty kick, going down in a clash with Makoun on a Jayden Nelson through ball. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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