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Goalless is an English word with synonyms like scoreless or hitless. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Goalless in a sentence

Goalless meaning

  1. Devoid of goals; ambitionless.
  2. Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals.

Synonyms of Goalless

Using Goalless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Devoid of goals; ambitionless. | Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals.
  • Useful related words include: scoreless, hitless, unsuccessful.
  • In the example corpus, goalless often appears in combinations such as: goalless draw, the goalless, to goalless.

Context around Goalless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Goalless

  • In this selection, "goalless" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ended, exciting, drab, draw, first and lincoln stand out and add context to how "goalless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a goalless first half and a drab goalless draw against. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goalless" sits close to words such as alluded, apostolic and babe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goalless

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

Although the first half was goalless, there was plenty of action. (11 words)

Cardiff City's final pre-season game ended in a drab goalless draw against Wycombe Wanderers. (16 words)

Goalless at the break, but Sunderland have been the side that has looked most likely to score. (17 words)

After an action-packed but goalless first half, Toney broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, striking a cross from Bryan Mbeumo straight between the legs of Villa's substitute keeper Robin Olsen to bag his 20th goal in all competitions this season. (43 words)

Having started his Liverpool career superbly, Szoboszlai's performances have dimmed in recent weeks but Klopp rejected the suggestion that the substitution was to do with the 24-year-old's general display in the goalless draw with Erik ten Hag's men. (43 words)

After a goalless first half in which Enrique Gonzalez rattled the crossbar and Marc Miralles failed to convert two penalty corners, Faizal Saari set the match on fire when he scored a fine field goal in the 34th minute. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

After a drab 90 minutes ended goalless, Lincoln goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved spot-kicks from Louis Marsh and Benie Traore to hand the Blades a fourth successive defeat.

After a goalless first half in which Enrique Gonzalez rattled the crossbar and Marc Miralles failed to convert two penalty corners, Faizal Saari set the match on fire when he scored a fine field goal in the 34th minute.

After a goalless first half, Liam Archibald fired the Coasters ahead before Alan Kerr's strike looked to have secured a point for the Jags.

After a goalless first half, Marcos Leonardo broke the deadlock for Brazil, only for Israel’s Anan Khalaili to respond with a powerful header just four minutes later.

After a goalless first half Martinelli, who came on in the 46th minute, opened the scoring as his strike came off Nathan Ake before wrong footing Ederson.

After an action-packed but goalless first half, Toney broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, striking a cross from Bryan Mbeumo straight between the legs of Villa's substitute keeper Robin Olsen to bag his 20th goal in all competitions this season.

Although the first half was goalless, there was plenty of action.

At the La Clery Playing Field guest team Flames FC and Radics played to an exciting goalless draw, despite both being presented with numerous scoring opportunities.

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Cardiff City's final pre-season game ended in a drab goalless draw against Wycombe Wanderers.

Civil Service United and rookies Extreme FC played out a one-all draw while Ekwendeni Hammers and Moyale Barracks also played out a goalless draw.

Development squad defender Ben Tompkins was named supporters man of the match after his Braintree Town debut ended with a goalless draw at home to Chippenham Town in National League South.

Earlier in the day, the 2019 champions, North Georgetown Primary, secured a 5-2 victory on penalty kicks against West Ruimveldt after a goalless draw to cop the third-place.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth are beating Nottingham Forest 1-0, Leicester and Brighton are drawing 1-1 and it's goalless between Southampton and Aston Villa.

Fulham edged an entertaining but goalless first half - which had significantly more cynical fouls and crunching tackles than clear-cut opportunities - and the visitors had two shots from Andreas Pereira and Willian saved in the first 10 minutes.

Goalless at the break, but Sunderland have been the side that has looked most likely to score.

Having started his Liverpool career superbly, Szoboszlai's performances have dimmed in recent weeks but Klopp rejected the suggestion that the substitution was to do with the 24-year-old's general display in the goalless draw with Erik ten Hag's men.

His 'racist behaviour' was spotted by others during goalless draw with Leeds United at Elland Road on October 2 last year.

Inter had kept City goalless in a cagey first half marked by the injury-enforced exit of Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne in the 36th minute, to be replaced by Phil Foden.

In their first two games, the likes of Joseph Atule, Kumagar Suur and Abba Umar showed flashes but had nothing to show for it as they drew goalless against Bendel Insurance before being pipped 1-0 by Enyimba.

In the so-called 'group of death', Eddie Howe's side sit top after two games as Borussia Dortmund held Milan to a goalless draw at the Westfalenstadion.

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Common combinations with goalless

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goalless" in a sentence?
An example: "After a drab 90 minutes ended goalless, Lincoln goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved spot-kicks from Louis Marsh and Benie Traore to hand the Blades a fourth successive defeat." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "goalless" from authentic English texts.
What does "goalless" mean?
Goalless means: Devoid of goals; ambitionless.
What are synonyms of "goalless"?
Common synonyms of "goalless" include: scoreless, hitless, unsuccessful.
How many example sentences with "goalless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "goalless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.