: a zone at the end of a playing area (such as a field or rink): such as
a
: the area at each end of a football field bounded by the end line, the goal line, and the sidelines
b
: the part of an ice hockey rink between each blue line and the nearer end of the rink
Examples of end zone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn the second quarter of the all-star game, Franklin caught a pass over the middle before speeding past multiple defenders en route to the end zone.—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024 Other notable cats to emerge into the sporting limelight include a remarkably fast black one who flummoxed stadium workers at a Giants football game at the Meadowlands in 2019, winding up, appropriately, in the end zone.—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Coker, whose grandmother had recently passed, was mobbed by teammates in the end zone before running to his grandfather for a big hug.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024 Morris directed a seven-play, 70-yard drive that ended in a 13-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Dylan Wade in the back left corner of the end zone to give the White team a 21-3 lead.—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for end zone
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