Get to know Gabba better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Gabba meaning
- Alternative spelling of gabber.
- friend
Using Gabba
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of gabber. | friend
- In the example corpus, gabba often appears in combinations such as: the gabba, gabba on, gabba as.
Context around Gabba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gabba
- In this selection, "gabba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, midway, ended and stadium stand out and add context to how "gabba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the gabba and at the gabba on sunday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gabba" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gabba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Third Test at The Gabba, Brisbane, from December 14. (9 words)
More than 30,000 could attend this year’s AFL Grand Final at the Gabba. (15 words)
Queensland premier Steven Miles scrapped plans to rebuild the Gabba stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games. (16 words)
Broadcasting great Bruce McAvaney will be the centrepiece of Channel Seven’s blockbuster Grand Final day coverage, calling the game from the Gabba as well as having a big presence in the station’s Cox Plate coverage earlier in the day. (41 words)
Members of the group, which has been behind a number of high-profile protests around the city, country and globe, have been booking the community meeting room of Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri's office for about the past six months. (41 words)
The Lions’ victory over the Dees was literally overshadowed by the power blackout that engulfed the Gabba midway through the final quarter – and perhaps coach was right to suggest the match should have been called then and there. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Reigning premier Richmond takes on Brisbane in a qualifying final at the Gabba on Friday night while the Bulldogs tackle the Saints, who are staying on the Sunshine Coast, on Saturday at the Gabba.
A group of seven Members of Parliament (MPs) in Queensland have called for the Brisbane 2032 budget to be capped and for the planned rebuild of the Gabba to be axed.
Brisbane, who have a perfect record at the Gabba this season, are guaranteed two home finals after finishing second and their qualifying final against Port Adelaide will be on the Friday.
The Lions’ victory over the Dees was literally overshadowed by the power blackout that engulfed the Gabba midway through the final quarter – and perhaps coach was right to suggest the match should have been called then and there.
India was comprehensively outplayed during the second Test in Adelaide and the third Test at the Gabba ended up in a draw due to rain.
Queensland premier Steven Miles scrapped plans to rebuild the Gabba stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games.
Round one of the 2025 AFL campaign begins on March 6 when premiers Brisbane take on Geelong in a blockbuster at the Gabba.
The Gabba, meanwhile, would need $1 billion in improvements just to bring it up to code.
The No.1 selection has talent, plays in a position that can be a graveyard, and recovered well after a knee reconstruction, but he has not stood tall in finals played away from the Gabba.
Third Test at The Gabba, Brisbane, from December 14.
Unbeaten at the Gabba last season, Fagan admitted they were in a “little slump” and it was his job to help his players rediscover their magic.
A Robbie Gray match-winner after the siren broke Carlton hearts at the Gabba on Sunday but the Blues lost no friends as they took the league-leading Port Adelaide to the wire.
Broadcasting great Bruce McAvaney will be the centrepiece of Channel Seven’s blockbuster Grand Final day coverage, calling the game from the Gabba as well as having a big presence in the station’s Cox Plate coverage earlier in the day.
Don't expect the Cats to wilt, but also hard to see the Lions passing up this Gabba grand final opportunity.
Members of the group, which has been behind a number of high-profile protests around the city, country and globe, have been booking the community meeting room of Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri's office for about the past six months.
More than 30,000 could attend this year’s AFL Grand Final at the Gabba.
That match is slated to take place after Stumps on Day One of the first Test between Australia and India at the Gabba.
That will open the door for the match to be moved away to the MCG, either to Brisbane’s Gabba, Perth’s Optus Stadium, Adelaide Oval or Sydney’s ANZ Stadium.
The Gabba copped 50mm in a short space of time ahead of the AFL Grand Final but the rain eased just in time for the first bounce.
The Saints remain in the top eight despite their loss to the Cats and face Essendon at the Gabba on Sunday.
Common combinations with gabba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the gabba 35×
- gabba on 6×
- gabba as 2×
- gabba republican 2×