Goalkeeper means: A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. Related words include goalie or position. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Goalkeeper in practice.

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Goalkeeper in a sentence

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Goalkeeper meaning

A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Synonyms of Goalkeeper

goalie goaltender netkeeper netminder soccer player hockey player ice-hockey player position

Example sentences (20)

Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas has also won the award twice, but not in consecutive years back in 2014 and 2017.

Clark has gone into the book as he tries to deceive the referee by claiming he was fouled by the goalkeeper in the box.

Fernandez, a Bronx native, scored a chip shot from distance that New York City goalkeeper Luis Barraza couldn’t get to.

Forge FC goalkeeper Triston Henry, shown here, first met Smith about seven years ago when they both played at Sigma FC.

Being part of the recent World Cup Finals in was something of a ‘surreal’ moment for goalkeeper Ethan Horvath.

Forest's Dave Needham had failed to clear a high kick from Wolves' Geoff Palmer, and goalkeeper Peter Shilton also missed.

City's Brazilian goalkeeper has played the vast majority of matches this season in the Premier League and Champions League.

After impressing on loan from Manchester United last term, the Reds were keen to get the goalkeeper back.

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But this time the winger was denied, has shot excellently tipped onto the post from close range by goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott.

Chapman ended up scooping the ball from the right of the box to the hands of goalkeeper Isabelle Platten.

City argued that goalkeeper Ederson had been pulled out from his goal line due to Rashford's positioning.

Even in a game where Posh scored four times, I considered naming the Posh goalkeeper as man of the match.

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has pledged to call out homophobia in football, revealing his deep pride in his gay brother.

Dean Cornelius forced a fine save out of Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Luke McGee shortly before half-time.

Chavez tallied a 1.11 goals-against average and had six shutouts as the Mavericks’ starting goalkeeper.

Cherries goalkeeper Neto told Sky Sports: “The feeling was that nobody understood (what was going on).

A scuffed clearance from goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon sent the ball straight to the feet of Dylan Easton.

Bridport visit Merley on Saturday (3pm), with the Bees in advanced talks to sign a third goalkeeper.

Back in 2011, Foster arrived and would go on to be Albion's most consistent goalkeeper for decades.

A dejected Bruno Fernandes (left) and Casemiro (right) with goalkeeper Andre Onana (background).

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Common combinations with goalkeeper

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goalkeeper" in a sentence?
An example: "Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas has also won the award twice, but not in consecutive years back in 2014 and 2017." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "goalkeeper" from real English texts.
What does "goalkeeper" mean?
Goalkeeper means: A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
What are synonyms of "goalkeeper"?
Common synonyms of "goalkeeper" include: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, soccer player, hockey player, ice-hockey player, position.
How many example sentences with "goalkeeper" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "goalkeeper", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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