How do you use Cannoned in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Cannoned meaning
simple past and past participle of cannon
Using Cannoned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of cannon
- In the example corpus, cannoned often appears in combinations such as: cannoned off, which cannoned, cannoned back.
Context around Cannoned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cannoned
- In this selection, "cannoned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, morris, header, witkowski, off and straight stand out and add context to how "cannoned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include antonis cross cannoned into the and carlton morris cannoned a header. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cannoned" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cannoned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Terry Antonis cross cannoned into the upper arm of Glory defender Neville with VAR determining a penalty. (18 words)
El Salvador almost snatched victory in the 83rd minute, but Styven Vasquez’s clever header cannoned off the bar. (19 words)
A determined Ella Brennan won the ball back superbly on the right wing before firing a long-range effort which cannoned back off the woodwork. (25 words)
Later, on 35 minutes, it was from a free-kick out wide and barely a few feet in from the goalline which Ziyech struck so perfectly that it eluded Kepa Arrizabalaga, cannoned off the post and then went in off the goalkeeper’s face. (44 words)
Hazard had been the midweek League Cup match-winner against Bournemouth and he should have bagged his 100th Chelsea goal after pouncing on a slip from Leicester’s Harry Maguire for a fierce close-range shot that cannoned off the bar. (41 words)
It was Leeds who almost went further ahead just before the break, when Jake Witkowski cannoned one off the bar from the right circle, before Bobby Chamberlain then darted down the other end and forced Gospel into a reaction save. (40 words)
Example sentences (14)
A determined Ella Brennan won the ball back superbly on the right wing before firing a long-range effort which cannoned back off the woodwork.
Carlton Morris cannoned a header off the bar and although the ball fell to Everton’s Ashley Young, his clearance was charged down by Lockyer which ricocheted into the back of the net.
City soon went just as close at the other end when Kyle Walker's sweetly struck effort took a slight deflection and cannoned off the crossbar.
Rhianne Rush continued Dons’ scoring in the second-half when she fired in from range to made it 5-0, and Amy McLean made it six with a stunning effort which cannoned off the underside of the bar.
El Salvador almost snatched victory in the 83rd minute, but Styven Vasquez’s clever header cannoned off the bar.
It was Leeds who almost went further ahead just before the break, when Jake Witkowski cannoned one off the bar from the right circle, before Bobby Chamberlain then darted down the other end and forced Gospel into a reaction save.
Marshall-King would soon follow up the Dolphins’ tunnel after a Ben Hunt clearance kick cannoned into his head, but he would only miss 15 minutes before returning to start the second half.
The hosts made a dream start thanks to a calamitous error by United's David de Gea, whose clearance cannoned straight into Dominic Calvert-Lewin and then into the net for the striker's 15th goal of the season.
A Terry Antonis cross cannoned into the upper arm of Glory defender Neville with VAR determining a penalty.
But China had their chances to cause an upset in Group B and almost took the lead one minute before halftime, when Yang Li curled a shot which cannoned back off the post.
However, the visitors opened the scoring with their first chance when Lorenzo Insigne’s curling effort cannoned off the bar into the path of Lozano who headed home after 24 minutes.
Later, on 35 minutes, it was from a free-kick out wide and barely a few feet in from the goalline which Ziyech struck so perfectly that it eluded Kepa Arrizabalaga, cannoned off the post and then went in off the goalkeeper’s face.
The same combination would soon pay dividends as Suarez’s attempted pass to Junior Firpo cannoned back to Messi, who poked through with Suarez this time the recipient who struck hard past Roman Burki.
Hazard had been the midweek League Cup match-winner against Bournemouth and he should have bagged his 100th Chelsea goal after pouncing on a slip from Leicester’s Harry Maguire for a fierce close-range shot that cannoned off the bar.
Common combinations with cannoned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: