How to Use kicker in a Sentence
kicker
noun
- The real kicker came when the chairman announced that he was quitting.
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The kicker would still plant a tee at the 35-yard line.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2024
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Peel hit the kicker, and sailed into the back of the truck with a thump.
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Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2023
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The kicker remains back on the other half of the field with the ball teed up at the 35-yard line.
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USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2024
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But the kicker was that her kids said, 'Mom, don't be stupid.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2023
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The Union’s first kicker, Gazdag, slipped in his approach and sailed the ball high over the net.
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Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2022
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As a kicker, he’s held onto one last dose of the virus.
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Alex Raiman,
EW.com,
27 June 2024
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The kicker here is that this bonus will cash as soon as the $5 wager is placed.
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cleveland,
16 Sep. 2022
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But here’s the kicker: As the price of bonds go up when lots of people buy them, yields go down.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
5 Oct. 2023
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The Colts have spent the last three seasons searching for a kicker.
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The Indianapolis Star,
7 Oct. 2022
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The kicker made up for it with his go-ahead field goal later in the quarter.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2023
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Here’s a look at kickers and punters to watch this fall.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Aug. 2023
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Bironas adds two extra points to set the NFL record for most points by a kicker, with 26.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2024
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Three kickers were drafted over the three days by NFL teams.
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Calvin Watkins,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2023
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From the Washington Post, a story on the rise of kickers.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2023
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Brett Favre comes out of retirement to be the new kicker.
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Daniel Kohn,
SPIN,
7 Sep. 2022
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My first thought is the score and situation had more to do with it than the kicker.
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Christopher Price,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Sep. 2023
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In fairness to York, the Ravens’ great kicker, Justin Tucker, missed a try and had one blocked.
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Mark Heim | [email protected],
al,
24 Dec. 2022
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The Chiefs' kicker Harrison Butker then kicked a field goal to win the game 38-35.
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Marisa Sullivan,
Peoplemag,
14 Feb. 2023
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Here’s the kicker: Berhalter never wears the same pair twice.
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Michael Sykes,
USA TODAY,
21 Nov. 2022
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Now these kickers can kick it a little more line-driveish to make the returner chase the ball and catch the ball on the run.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2024
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The real kicker is that silver ore was buried in the area where the Romans were digging.
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Christopher Parker,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Mar. 2023
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The kicker: Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel, were married at the time.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Nov. 2022
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And as a kicker, that’s kind of how you get noticed — those big kicks, those big moments.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2023
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In college at Arizona, Havrisik was the long-distance kicker, and the Colts are the first team to sign him off of a tryout.
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The Indianapolis Star,
17 Sep. 2022
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After a safety, the kicker will be required to kick off from his own 20.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2024
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With 35 seconds left, Chiefs star kicker Jan Stenerud was wide right from 42 yards out.
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Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2024
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And here’s the kicker: The restaurant is doing all of it without closing.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
29 Nov. 2022
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Broncos kicker Wil Lutz, on the other hand, has been efficient.
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Ryan McFadden,
The Denver Post,
1 Nov. 2024
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During the first half, Oswego (10-0) settled for two field goals by junior kicker Kaleb Stumpenhorst.
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Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov. 2024
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