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How do you use Goalmouth in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like area, plus the exact meaning.

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Goalmouth in a sentence

Goalmouth meaning

  1. The area in front of the goal.
  2. The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score

Synonyms of Goalmouth

area

Related words

Other words often associated with Goalmouth or its synonyms:

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Using Goalmouth

  • The main meaning on this page is: The area in front of the goal. | The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score
  • Useful related words include: area.
  • In the example corpus, goalmouth often appears in combinations such as: goalmouth scramble, the goalmouth, after goalmouth.

Context around Goalmouth

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

team 1× open 1× furious 1× own 1× ensuing 1× greatest 1× crowded 1× late 1×

Often after:

scramble 11× action 1× areas 1× conversion 1×

Sentence patterns with Goalmouth

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

after a goalmouth scramble 2× a crowded goalmouth and rolled 1× a furious goalmouth scramble the 1× a goalmouth scramble ensued 1× a late goalmouth conversion by 1× across the goalmouth 1× across the goalmouth but hedley 1× after a goalmouth scramble and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a goalmouth scramble 1× a late goalmouth 1× but amazingly she 1× during a furious 1× esther okoronkwo broke 1× everton reduced the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a goalmouth scramble 3× a thunderous victory 1× across the goalmouth 1× an enthralling contest 1× an open goalmouth 1× check for offside 1×

Words around Goalmouth

Just before it in the word index:

goalminder 3 goalline 19 goalless 203 goalkicks 2 goalkicking 8 goalkickers 2

Just after it in the word index:

goalpara 7 goalpost 20 goalposts 50 goals 10.352 goalscorer 135 goalscorers 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

abrasion 43 abscess 43 aced 43 ackman 43 actinides 43 adelson 43

Corpus analysis for Goalmouth

  • In this selection, "goalmouth" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, team, open, furious, scramble, action and areas stand out and add context to how "goalmouth" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a goalmouth scramble and a crowded goalmouth and rolled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goalmouth" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goalmouth

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

But, amazingly, she failed to convert in front of an open goalmouth. (12 words)

The puck landed in a crowded goalmouth and rolled into the net. (12 words)

Soon after, they went close to scoring, with the ball sailing across the goalmouth. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

However, Louise Cassidy’s self-won penalty was thwarted by Beibhinn Harte, with the ball trickling across the goal-line, before the ensuing goalmouth scramble ended with Harte winning a free-kick, which proved to be the last act of an enthralling contest. (43 words)

Within 60 seconds of the opening period, the visitors took the lead when Mandroiu slammed home from the penalty spot after Ruben Rodrigues was deemed to have committed a foul on Ben House during a goalmouth scramble by Cumming’s right-hand post. (43 words)

However, the U’s made a quick start, hitting the bar early on, also forcing Shea into a save with his legs before taking the lead on eight minutes when Ronnie Nelson prodded home after a goalmouth scramble. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

A goalmouth scramble ensued before Kilman slotted home and he celebrated his first goal of the season by holding up the jersey of team mate Mario Lemina, who missed the game following the death of his father.

Everton reduced the deficit in the 41st minute when Dominic Calvert-Lewin bundled the ball home after a goalmouth scramble, and it was allowed to stand after a long VAR check for offside.

From then on, the two teams engaged in an open exchange of blows that was well worth seeing and featured plenty of goalmouth action.

George Pearson – playing in centre back today in place for Josh Parker – doubled the Baht’atters’ advantage after a goalmouth scramble.

Harry Stone pledged his future to Hearts today after receiving assurances that there is a pathway from the Riccarton youth academy to the first-team goalmouth.

However, the U’s made a quick start, hitting the bar early on, also forcing Shea into a save with his legs before taking the lead on eight minutes when Ronnie Nelson prodded home after a goalmouth scramble.

Kilduff’s Athlone started the brighter of the sides, and had the first real chance amidst a goalmouth scramble.

On-loan Charlton defender Deji Elerewe came close on 36 minutes after firing wide following a goalmouth scramble via a free-kick from Krauhaus.

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Soon after, they went close to scoring, with the ball sailing across the goalmouth.

The issue was the goalmouth areas where the ball was not bouncing enough when dropped.

Wiles sent a ball across the goalmouth, but Hedley hacked clear, and a Weledji cross was punched off the head of Rutledge by Taylor.

But, amazingly, she failed to convert in front of an open goalmouth.

During a furious goalmouth scramble, the Islanders managed to fire four shots on five attempts between the 12:39 and 12:49 marks but could not get one behind Nedeljkovic.

Esther Okoronkwo broke the deadlock to hand Nigeria the victory from a goalmouth scramble in the 14th minute.

Having seemingly snuffed out the danger, Jacob Greaves hammered a clearance across the face of his own goalmouth and straight to Rogers.

However, Louise Cassidy’s self-won penalty was thwarted by Beibhinn Harte, with the ball trickling across the goal-line, before the ensuing goalmouth scramble ended with Harte winning a free-kick, which proved to be the last act of an enthralling contest.

On social media, one fan wrote: "This 96th minute equaliser from QPR might be the greatest goalmouth scramble I’ve ever seen.

The puck landed in a crowded goalmouth and rolled into the net.

Within 60 seconds of the opening period, the visitors took the lead when Mandroiu slammed home from the penalty spot after Ruben Rodrigues was deemed to have committed a foul on Ben House during a goalmouth scramble by Cumming’s right-hand post.

A late goalmouth conversion by freshman left wing Robert Mastrosimone at 18:18 of the third period had capped a furious three-goal, third period comeback appeared to hand Boston University a thunderous victory.

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Common combinations with goalmouth

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goalmouth" in a sentence?
An example: "A goalmouth scramble ensued before Kilman slotted home and he celebrated his first goal of the season by holding up the jersey of team mate Mario Lemina, who missed the game following the death of his father." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "goalmouth" from authentic English texts.
What does "goalmouth" mean?
Goalmouth means: The area in front of the goal.
What are synonyms of "goalmouth"?
Common synonyms of "goalmouth" include: area.
How many example sentences with "goalmouth" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "goalmouth", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.