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yard line

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  1. yard linenoun

    in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field

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  1. yard line

    In American and Canadian football, a yard line refers to the distance marker on the field representing incremental units of 10 yards. These markers run the width of the field and help determine field position and measure the distance to the end zone. For example, the "50 yard line" is located exactly in the middle of the field.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yard line in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yard line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of yard line in a Sentence

  1. Steve Daines:

    Listen, we were told we are at the one-yard line last night to get this done, all Ive got to say is, The Senate may think The Senate at the one-yard line right now, but Montanans are getting sacked. In fact, our unemployment claims in Montana since march 17th, we just looked it up 15 minutes ago, 14,350 Montanans have filed for unemployment in the last week. Monday had been marked with furious debate on the The Senate floor, as Republicans accused White House Democrats of proposing an alternative stimulus bill that was full of unnecessary progressive wishlist items. The Senate Democrats in the meantime repeatedly blocked the Republican stimulus bill, which would require 60 votes to survive. WATCH Steve Daines FULLSPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR The bill offered by White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., included measures to restrict airlines carbon emissions, protect illegal immigrants, provide for same-day voter registration, pay off billions in student loan debt, encourage federal agencies to employ.

  2. Mike Glennon:

    The first drive wasn’t very good, the second and third drives, we put together some long-play drives and just moved the ball. The last one, you don’t want to end with the turnover on whatever yard line, we were inside the 5.

  3. Joe Biden:

    I just wanted to say we're in a red zone here, i know the Super Bowl is today. We're at the 10-yard line -- and you know, a touchdown is the only way to win this thing right now.

  4. Mitch McConnell:

    At last I believe we're on the five-yard line. It has taken a lot of noise and a lot of rhetoric to get us here, depsite all of that we are very close.

  5. Ross Perot:

    Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.

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