Below you will find example sentences with "goal attempts". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Goal Attempts in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: attempts
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

goal attempts

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • goal can mean: A result that one is attempting to achieve. Common word
  • attempts can mean: plural of attempt Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

14 field goal attempts 1× 145 field goal attempts through their 1× 20 field goal attempts including 3 1× 34 field goal attempts were the 1× all field goal attempts and was 1× category from goal attempts to corner 1× had 24 goal attempts here 1× his field goal attempts 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a missed 2 1× aubrey entered the 1× barnes had a 1× bears kicker michael 1× chicago is attempting 1× continental connected on 1×

Common sentence endings:

field goal attempts 4× 70 point games 1× 9 16 left 1× at t stadium 1× eagles the victory 1× field goal makes 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

field 21× points 6× first 4× nfl 3× kicker 3× career 3× game 3× posts 2× yards 2× season 2× connected 2× two 2×

Related phrases

first goal field goal failed attempts brilliant goal ultimate goal

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

globe telecom globe life globe award global warming global supply global south

Just after it in the phrase index:

goals per god save goes beyond goes deeper goes down golan heights

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

failed attempts

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "goal attempts" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 14 field goal attempts, 145 field goal attempts through their, field, points and first stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first goal, field goal and failed attempts, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with goal attempts

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Continental connected on 35 percent of its field goal attempts. (10 words)

The Hornets are creating chances and they had 24 goal attempts here. (12 words)

Aubrey entered the game 32/32 on field goal attempts at AT&T Stadium. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The goal posts in Canadian football still reside on the goal line instead of the back of the end zones, partly because the number of field goal attempts would dramatically decrease if the posts were moved 20 yards back in that sport. (42 words)

Setting an early tone by scoring a goal just 26 seconds after the whistle with a penalty kick rebound, the team led every category from goal attempts to corner kicks, generating a high offensive output. (35 words)

The Huskies almost doubled them up, grabbing 19 offensive boards compared to the Hoyas’ 11, which resulted in UConn having 11 more field goal attempts and a significant edge in second-chance points. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The goal posts in Canadian football still reside on the goal line instead of the back of the end zones, partly because the number of field goal attempts would dramatically decrease if the posts were moved 20 yards back in that sport.

Folk is 19-for-21 on his field goal attempts this season and has connected on 19 straight after missing his first two attempts.

He ended the regular season 24 of 27 on all field-goal attempts, and was 65 of 69 on extra-point attempts, with both totals leading the NFL.

Still no field goal attempts for Dicker, but he remains perfect on extra point attempts after going 4-for-4.

Bears kicker Michael Luckhurst made his first field-goal attempt, but missed his next three and finished 1 of 4 on field-goal attempts.

Vinatieri also holds NFL records for most career points, field goal attempts and field goal makes.

Setting an early tone by scoring a goal just 26 seconds after the whistle with a penalty kick rebound, the team led every category from goal attempts to corner kicks, generating a high offensive output.

A missed 2-point conversion and two failed fourth quarter field goal attempts (the last one blocked by Captain, Jacob Ziegler) gave the Eagles the victory.

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Continental connected on 35 percent of its field goal attempts.

Keeler contributed some productive first-half minutes, scoring six points and making all three of his field-goal attempts.

Looking to efficiency, his 34 field goal attempts were the fewest of all 12 70-point games.

The Hornets are creating chances and they had 24 goal attempts here.

The Huskies almost doubled them up, grabbing 19 offensive boards compared to the Hoyas’ 11, which resulted in UConn having 11 more field goal attempts and a significant edge in second-chance points.

The Raiders’ Daniel Carlson became the NFL’s fourth kicker to convert 145 field-goal attempts through their first 80 career games by hitting a 47-yarder midway through the second quarter.

They were led on defense by Woodley Lewis with 12 interceptions and Tom Keane with 6. Their place kicker was Bob Waterfield who converted 7 of 14 field goal attempts.

Verhoff won the place kicking job in preseason drills last summer and was effective on 65 percent of his field goal attempts, hitting 13 of 20 with a long of 40 yards.

Aubrey entered the game 32/32 on field goal attempts at AT&T Stadium.

Barnes had a career-high 35 points on 13-of-20 field-goal attempts, including 3 for 7 on three-pointers.

Chicago is attempting multiple field goals a game, Indianapolis is allowing multiple field goal attempts per game, and they’re inside.

De’Sean Allen-Eikens contributed 15 points and Jasman Sangha made all six of his field goal attempts and scored 12 points off the bench before fouling out with 9:16 left.

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