On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Hockey. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hockey meaning
- Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.
- Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
- Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
Synonyms of Hockey
Using Hockey
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal. | Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick. | Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
- Useful related words include: field hockey, field game, ice hockey, hockey game.
- In the example corpus, hockey often appears in combinations such as: hockey league, ice hockey, hockey team.
Context around Hockey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hockey
- In this selection, "hockey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unicycle, ice, pradesh, east, league and team stand out and add context to how "hockey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 9 risca hockey club were, a few hockey east awards, ice hockey, hockey team and field hockey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hockey" sits close to words such as waters, visible and implementation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hockey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We have ice hockey, boot hockey, floor hockey, even unicycle hockey. (11 words)
Nipper loved playing hockey, watching hockey, and talking about hockey, as it was one of his greatest passions. (18 words)
Also, Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Bihar, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Rajasthan won their respective matches in the East and West Zone, respectively. (24 words)
In the second match of the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey bounced back with a 7-0 win over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu in Pool B. Uttar Pradesh Hockey faced a 3-4 loss against Hockey Haryana in their first match of the tournament. (44 words)
Called “hockey's Vin Scully” by fellow broadcaster and likely successor Kenny Albert, Emrick was by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and in 2011 was the first announcer inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. (39 words)
The Aurora, Ontario native was also tabbed the Hockey East Player of the Month for October, was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team and was a Hockey East First-Team All-Star selection during his senior season. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Unicycle hockey main Unicycle Hockey Unicycle hockey follows rules basically similar to ice hockey or inline hockey, using a tennis ball and ice-hockey sticks.
Also, Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Bihar, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Rajasthan won their respective matches in the East and West Zone, respectively.
In Russian bandy is called "Russian hockey" (русский хоккей) or more frequently "hockey with a ball" (xоккей с мячом) while ice hockey is called "hockey with a puck" (xоккей с шайбой) or more frequently just "hockey".
The United States Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League had all previously canceled the balance of their campaigns.
In the second match of the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey bounced back with a 7-0 win over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu in Pool B. Uttar Pradesh Hockey faced a 3-4 loss against Hockey Haryana in their first match of the tournament.
The MAC is home to the St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association, the St. Cloud Figure Skating Club, the College of St. Benedict hockey team, Cathedral boys hockey team and St. Cloud Icebreakers hockey team.
A few Hockey East awards are headed home to Huntington Avenue, including the Hockey East Three Stars Award, Hockey East Scoring Champion and Hockey East Player of the Year, all of which were awarded to Gaudette.
We have ice hockey, boot hockey, floor hockey, even unicycle hockey.
Roller hockey (quad) main Roller hockey, also known as quad hockey, international-style ball hockey, and Hoquei em Patins, is an overarching name for a roller sport that has existed since long before inline skates were invented.
On Sunday, July 9, Risca Hockey Club were told with no prior consultation that their AstroTurf hockey pitch would be replaced by a 4G pitch, unsuitable for hockey.
Nipper loved playing hockey, watching hockey, and talking about hockey, as it was one of his greatest passions.
There was also a day the prep hockey route was talked about, and the Chew Dawg Hockey coaches – comprised of Matthew and other active collegiate or professional hockey players – discussed their paths to where they are now.
The short statements caught the attention of hockey fans across the country, and were discussed within hours during CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast (last weekend was the annual Hockey Day in Canada).
Tulsky has spent 10 seasons with the franchise, first as a consultant before holding roles such as hockey analyst, manager of hockey analytics and vide president of hockey management and strategy.
Called “hockey's Vin Scully” by fellow broadcaster and likely successor Kenny Albert, Emrick was by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and in 2011 was the first announcer inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Hockey camps, power-skating classes and preparatory schools with elite hockey programs — like Hill Academy and the Canadian International Hockey Academy, both in Ontario — have risen in popularity.
Hockey player Jessica Platt has written about her life as the first openly transgender woman in pro hockey in the new book, Everyday Hockey Heroes Volume II.
St. Cloud State men's hockey coach Brett Larson stands in the new Huskies Hockey Performance Center, a weight and conditioning area, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.
In her new job, Fry will work with the Coyotes Hockey Development department to spearhead the growth of youth hockey and, particularly, women's hockey.
The Aurora, Ontario native was also tabbed the Hockey East Player of the Month for October, was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team and was a Hockey East First-Team All-Star selection during his senior season.
Phrases with hockey
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Common combinations with hockey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: