win a corner
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In sports, to be awarded a corner kick.
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Examples (10)
- The striker's deflected shot won the team a corner.
- With a powerful run, the winger won a corner for his side.
- The home team has just won their fifth corner of the match.
- He's trying to shield the ball and win a corner near the flag.
- If their attacker beats the defender, he might win a corner.
- The manager urged his players to attack the flanks to win corners.
- They failed to win a single corner in the entire first half.
- A lucky deflection won them a crucial corner in the last minute.
- How many corners has our team won so far?
- The coach instructed them to win a corner whenever possible.