Leveller is an English word with synonyms like leveler or radical. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Leveller meaning
comparative form of level: more level
Using Leveller
- The main meaning on this page is: comparative form of level: more level
- Useful related words include: leveler, radical.
- In the example corpus, leveller often appears in combinations such as: late leveller, the leveller, leveller after.
Context around Leveller
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leveller
- In this selection, "leveller" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minute, late, gasp, sparked, earned and williamson stand out and add context to how "leveller" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 26th minute leveller when he and 51st minute leveller. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leveller" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leveller
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And on that disallowed leveller? (5 words)
He also felt that the heavy rain here could be a great leveller. (13 words)
He will have been concerned by the manner of the collapse prompted by Lincoln’s leveller. (16 words)
The big striker was in the six-yard box when he steered in Cooney’s low cross for the leveller after 39 minutes and for his second he lifted another Cooney delivery from the right into the top corner nine minutes after the break. (44 words)
Did not play at left wing-back as expected, but was England’s most dangerous attacking player throughout - and none more so when he came to the rescue with his 80th-minute leveller which flew in off the post. (39 words)
It was the Little Fella’s genius which led to Boro’s 26th-minute leveller when he made a weaving run into the box before being brought down when sandwiched in between Jason McAteer and Wright. (36 words)
And on that disallowed leveller? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
And on that disallowed leveller?
Breen admitted he was "sad" that Athletic couldn't cap his comeback at the weekend with three points, settling for one after Wighton's stoppage-time leveller.
Celtic huffed and puffed but failed to find a leveller after Killie opened the scoring with a few half-chances and half-shouts for penalties waved away.
He also felt that the heavy rain here could be a great leveller.
He will have been concerned by the manner of the collapse prompted by Lincoln’s leveller.
It was the Little Fella’s genius which led to Boro’s 26th-minute leveller when he made a weaving run into the box before being brought down when sandwiched in between Jason McAteer and Wright.
That leveller sparked new life into the Reds as both sides went close to late winners.
The centre-half was outfought by Doyle for the St Pat’s leveller but improved afterwards making some good tackles.
The Reds looked to be heading out before Anthony Connolly’s last-gasp leveller, 10 minutes into stoppage time, sent the game to extra-time.
The Reds were rewarded for humbling champions Arsenal with a trip to Upton Park where Waynne Phillips’ brilliant volley and Lee Jones’ late leveller earned them a 2-2 draw.
Yerry Mina’s last-gasp leveller at Wolves earned Everton a priceless point in their fight for Premier League survival.
After the break, Bournemouth flew out of the blocks as Evanilson netted a 51st-minute leveller.
But a similar move down the other end saw the Bees find a quick-fire leveller after the restart.
But Jubilee pulled one back with a header early in the second half and grabbed a late leveller.
Did not play at left wing-back as expected, but was England’s most dangerous attacking player throughout - and none more so when he came to the rescue with his 80th-minute leveller which flew in off the post.
Moments after Everton's opener, United found the leveller, with Amad ghosting in at the back post to fire Luke Shaw's cross home after the ball evaded everyone in the middle of the box.
On the late leveller, Williamson said: “I've not seen it but I hear it was a very, very good finish.
Paul Coutts was on target for the Railwaymen before Reece Brown’s leveller forced extra-time, during which the sides couldn’t be separated.
The big striker was in the six-yard box when he steered in Cooney’s low cross for the leveller after 39 minutes and for his second he lifted another Cooney delivery from the right into the top corner nine minutes after the break.
The half time introduction of Devoy proved to be pivotal as first he played a big part in Aaron Drinan’s leveller before scoring twice himself before Lewis headed in his second.
Common combinations with leveller
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- late leveller 5×
- the leveller 5×
- leveller after 4×
- great leveller 3×
- last-gasp leveller 3×
- th-minute leveller 2×
- leveller when 2×
- leveller but 2×
- leveller to 2×