Below you will find example sentences with "free kick". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Free Kick in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: kick
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 17
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "free kick" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2020 the free kick conversion rate, a cheap free kick against wilks, penalty, minutes and powell stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with free speech, free agent, free trade, kick off, drop kick and penalty kick, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with free kick
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
The free kick be either a place or drop kick. (10 words)
After the free kick, Troy would go 43 yards in five plays. (12 words)
Penalty: For illegal kick on a free kick down: Loss of five yards. (13 words)
And just quickly, no, I don’t subscribe to Rockliff’s take that it’s either a Daicos staging fine or a Mitchell suspension for striking – it clearly wasn’t a significant enough blow to be anything more than an idiotic free kick and a charity goal. (47 words)
Robinson said of the incident: “I’m not too sure it was a free kick, the noise he made was the sound of a free kick but I didn’t have a clear view of it – the ball in was outstanding. (41 words)
Vancooten gave away a cheap free kick against Wilks on the Rotherham left in the 48 minute but Powell’s kick went straight to Crocombe, who gave the ball to Watt and another raking pass almost sent Williams clear. (39 words)
A GK was beaten from a 40 yards out free kick without any deflection or wind-aided swerve and you open your mouth to say its not his fault? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Saints declined the illegal kick penalty. citation citation New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski attempted an onside drop kick on a free kick after a safety against the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 30, 2011.
Robinson said of the incident: “I’m not too sure it was a free kick, the noise he made was the sound of a free kick but I didn’t have a clear view of it – the ball in was outstanding.
However, in quick succession, a free kick, two corners, another free kick and a hard shot by Monk resulted in zero goals.
Free kick to Harry McKay against Andrews outside the 50, but again the next kick is off target, kicking short and missing his target.
The free kick be either a place or drop kick.
The game includes various bonus features, such as Penalty Kick and Free Kick, where you can score big rewards while enjoying the thrill of a football match.
Vancooten gave away a cheap free kick against Wilks on the Rotherham left in the 48 minute but Powell’s kick went straight to Crocombe, who gave the ball to Watt and another raking pass almost sent Williams clear.
Penalty: For illegal kick on a free kick down: Loss of five yards.
The Turbines had a great chance to get ahead within the first five minutes when defender Hayden Cann was found free at the back post from a deep free kick, but he sent a volley wide of the post.
An O’Kane free kick found Darren Downie free at the back post and the former BU player punished his old side.
Adelaide snatched the winner 10 minutes later when Foster was unable to bat away Nanako Sasaki's well-struck free kick.
After a foul on Oshilaja, Powell played the free kick short to Carayol, who beat his man and crossed but it was intercepted, then Powell’s cross was poor and looped out of play.
After the free kick, Troy would go 43 yards in five plays.
A GK was beaten from a 40 yards out free kick without any deflection or wind-aided swerve and you open your mouth to say its not his fault?
And just quickly, no, I don’t subscribe to Rockliff’s take that it’s either a Daicos staging fine or a Mitchell suspension for striking – it clearly wasn’t a significant enough blow to be anything more than an idiotic free kick and a charity goal.
A Reynoso free kick off a Rosted foul almost led to a Minnesota goal in the 87th minute, with Toronto centre back Aime Mabika making a key block of a Mender García shot from close range.
Arsenal opened the scoring four minutes after Brown was booked, when Mohamed Elneny powered in a header from Fabio Vieira’s left-wing free kick.
Before that aforementioned Juve goal in July 2020, the free kick conversion rate was already going down a steep hill.
Charlie Adam and Steven Gerrard have some fun antagonising the visiting supporters as they stand over a free kick on the edge of the penalty box.
Cramlington scored direct from a free kick after 30 minutes following a clumsy challenge from Jenna Jones-Kerr that saw her shown a yellow card.