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

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Goalpost in a sentence

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Goalpost | Goalposts

Goalpost meaning

  1. One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
  2. The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
  3. A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.

Synonyms of Goalpost

post

Related words

Other words often associated with Goalpost or its synonyms:

send situation station office stake billet mail berth transfer occupation position spot

Using Goalpost

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the two vertical side poles of a goal. | The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.) | A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.
  • Useful related words include: post.
  • In the example corpus, goalpost often appears in combinations such as: the goalpost, goalpost in, goalpost and.

Context around Goalpost

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

faith 1× football 1×

Often after:

drama 1× movers 1× uprights 1×

Sentence patterns with Goalpost

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

a football goalpost 1× at the goalpost 1× at the goalpost but lloris 1× at the goalpost made it 1× bad faith goalpost movers who 1× beside the goalpost 1× between the goalpost 1× down a goalpost on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the hosts 1× an acrobatic finish 1× brilliant footwork by 1× close range shots 1× edu takes a 1× england are trailing 1×

Common sentence endings:

a football goalpost 1× agarwal s motivation 1× and fell incomplete 1× at the goalpost 1× beat the goalkeeper 1× beside the goalpost 1×

Words around Goalpost

Just before it in the word index:

goalpara 7 goalmouth 36 goalminder 3 goalline 19 goalless 203 goalkicks 2

Just after it in the word index:

goalposts 50 goals 10.352 goalscorer 135 goalscorers 25 goalscoring 70 goalsneak 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Goalpost

  • In this selection, "goalpost" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, faith, football, drama, movers and uprights stand out and add context to how "goalpost" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a football goalpost and at the goalpost. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goalpost" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goalpost

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

Shifting the goalpost has become Mr. Agarwal’s motivation. (9 words)

Goalpost uprights would be made taller the next year. (9 words)

The vandals also pulled down a goalpost on the football field. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Close-range shots tend to be harder to come by (since players close to the goalpost are usually under very great pressure), but in these situations usually a soft tap-in, with or without a feign, is enough to beat the goalkeeper. (42 words)

You know the ones I'm talking about, where all the boxes of soda are stacked in a pattern to make a picture like a Christmas tree, an American flag or a football goalpost. (34 words)

UCF outgained Arizona State 406-260, but five false-start penalties and a 46-yard field goal try that bounced off the goalpost in the fourth quarter helped to sink the Knights’ hopes. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Nine's AFL Sunday Footy Show has unpacked the goalpost drama that cruelled the Adelaide Crows in their clash with the Sydney Swans.

After the hosts repeatedly instructed 'Don't slip,' Chris took heavy strides back, measuring how to hit the ball between the goalpost.

All of the bad-faith goalpost movers who, like Roddy Piper back in the day, changed the questions just when you thought you knew the answers.

They have made goalpost for every NFL stadium, except for the Cleveland Browns' and Philadelphia Eagles' stadiums.

UCF outgained Arizona State 406-260, but five false-start penalties and a 46-yard field goal try that bounced off the goalpost in the fourth quarter helped to sink the Knights’ hopes.

You know the ones I'm talking about, where all the boxes of soda are stacked in a pattern to make a picture like a Christmas tree, an American flag or a football goalpost.

Pietrangelo whistled a slapshot that missed the net, but the puck caromed straight back off the backboards to O’Reilly standing beside the goalpost.

Brilliant footwork by Arnold Issoko on the right as he beats two defenders and delivers an inch-perfect cross towards Modou Sougou, who slots it inside the goalpost in first attempt.

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Edu takes a touch blasts it inside the goalpost with the goalkeeper no where in frame.

Pritam Kotal, on the right, whips in an inch-perfect cross towards Andre Bikey, who leaps over the defender and heads it inside the bottom-corner of the goalpost.

Shifting the goalpost has become Mr. Agarwal’s motivation.

An acrobatic finish by Calderon touches the inside of the goalpost and goes past Kamaljit Singh.

But with an in-form PR Sreejesh continuing his outstanding form at the goalpost made it difficult for the Dutch to convert.

England are trailing behind as Kramaric twists and turns inside the box before his deflected shot lands inside the goalpost.

He passes the ball to Iwobi, who takes a shot at the goalpost but Lloris makes a smart save to deny Arsenal from extending their lead.

The vandals also pulled down a goalpost on the football field.

Though India had more circle entries, they could not make much of it thanks to Carr’s attentiveness at the goalpost.

Close-range shots tend to be harder to come by (since players close to the goalpost are usually under very great pressure), but in these situations usually a soft tap-in, with or without a feign, is enough to beat the goalkeeper.

Goalpost uprights would be made taller the next year.

Smith was wide open, but the ball hit the crossbar of the goalpost and fell incomplete.

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Common combinations with goalpost

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "goalpost" in a sentence?
An example: "Nine's AFL Sunday Footy Show has unpacked the goalpost drama that cruelled the Adelaide Crows in their clash with the Sydney Swans." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "goalpost" from authentic English texts.
What does "goalpost" mean?
Goalpost means: One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
What are synonyms of "goalpost"?
Common synonyms of "goalpost" include: post.
How many example sentences with "goalpost" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "goalpost", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.