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Explore Goalball through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Goalball in a sentence

Goalball meaning

  1. A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.
  2. The ball used in the sport.

Using Goalball

  • The main meaning on this page is: A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal. | The ball used in the sport.

Context around Goalball

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

canadian 1× coaches 1×

Often after:

player 1× across 1×

Sentence patterns with Goalball

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

canadian goalball player amy 1× game of goalball a sport 1× goalball was invented 1× she coaches goalball across yorkshire 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

canadian goalball player 1× goalball was invented 1× in her spare 1×

Common sentence endings:

during the war 1× full dress uniform 1× leeds and sheffield 1× paralympics in rio 1×

Words around Goalball

Just before it in the word index:

goal 17.434 goair 10 goagoses 2 goads 15 goading 21 goaded 37

Just after it in the word index:

goalbound 16 goaled 7 goaler 2 goalie 538 goalies 68 goaling 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Goalball

  • In this selection, "goalball" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, canadian, coaches, player and across stand out and add context to how "goalball" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include canadian goalball player amy and game of goalball a sport. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goalball" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goalball

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Canadian goalball player Amy Burk competes at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. (12 words)

Goalball was invented after the Second World War as a means of rehabilitation for people who became blind during the war. (21 words)

In her spare time, she coaches goalball across Yorkshire, including the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire clubs in Leeds and Sheffield. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Then it was over to the sports court to watch a game of Goalball, a sport the Gurkhas had never seen before and they were very impressed, but unable to play themselves as they were in full dress uniform. (39 words)

Goalball was invented after the Second World War as a means of rehabilitation for people who became blind during the war. (21 words)

In her spare time, she coaches goalball across Yorkshire, including the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire clubs in Leeds and Sheffield. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

Canadian goalball player Amy Burk competes at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.

Goalball was invented after the Second World War as a means of rehabilitation for people who became blind during the war.

In her spare time, she coaches goalball across Yorkshire, including the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire clubs in Leeds and Sheffield.

Then it was over to the sports court to watch a game of Goalball, a sport the Gurkhas had never seen before and they were very impressed, but unable to play themselves as they were in full dress uniform.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goalball" in a sentence?
An example: "Canadian goalball player Amy Burk competes at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "goalball" from authentic English texts.
What does "goalball" mean?
Goalball means: A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.
How many example sentences with "goalball" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "goalball", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.