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Onballer is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Onballer in a sentence

Onballer meaning

Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.

Using Onballer

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.

Context around Onballer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

robust 1× tough 1× year 1×

Often after:

played 1× having 1×

Sentence patterns with Onballer

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

first year onballer having mostly 1× the robust onballer played in 1× the tough onballer had shown 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jack ross is 1× longmuir said the 1× the robust onballer 1×

Common sentence endings:

clearances per game 1× in round 22 1× in the team 1×

Words around Onballer

Just before it in the word index:

onb 3 onazi 19 onaway 9 onavo 7 onatracom 2 onatel 2

Just after it in the word index:

onbeat 2 onboard 628 onboarded 16 onboarding 96 onboards 3 onc 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aais 5

Corpus analysis for Onballer

  • In this selection, "onballer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, robust, tough, year, played and having stand out and add context to how "onballer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include first year onballer having mostly and the robust onballer played in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "onballer" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with onballer

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

Longmuir said the tough onballer had shown he deserved to be in the team. (14 words)

Jack Ross is the obvious like-for-life contender for the hard-tackling Graham, with the first-year onballer having mostly recently played in the AFL side in Round 22. (30 words)

The robust onballer played in all games this season, the first time he has done that in seven seasons at Arden St, and he prospered, averaging 27.7 disposals and 6.3 clearances per game. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

The robust onballer played in all games this season, the first time he has done that in seven seasons at Arden St, and he prospered, averaging 27.7 disposals and 6.3 clearances per game. (35 words)

Jack Ross is the obvious like-for-life contender for the hard-tackling Graham, with the first-year onballer having mostly recently played in the AFL side in Round 22. (30 words)

Longmuir said the tough onballer had shown he deserved to be in the team. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

The robust onballer played in all games this season, the first time he has done that in seven seasons at Arden St, and he prospered, averaging 27.7 disposals and 6.3 clearances per game.

Longmuir said the tough onballer had shown he deserved to be in the team.

Jack Ross is the obvious like-for-life contender for the hard-tackling Graham, with the first-year onballer having mostly recently played in the AFL side in Round 22.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "onballer" in a sentence?
An example: "The robust onballer played in all games this season, the first time he has done that in seven seasons at Arden St, and he prospered, averaging 27.7 disposals and 6.3 clearances per game." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "onballer" from authentic English texts.
What does "onballer" mean?
Onballer means: Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
How many example sentences with "onballer" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "onballer", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.