Get to know Staal better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Staal meaning
A surname from Dutch.
Using Staal
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Dutch.
- In the example corpus, staal often appears in combinations such as: eric staal, staal has, jordan staal.
Context around Staal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Staal
- In this selection, "staal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jordan, eric, dragged, probably, joel and giving stand out and add context to how "staal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include boarded by staal giving the and c marc staal probably rotates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "staal" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with staal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eric Staal has heard it all before. (7 words)
Staal has 13 goals, but only three since Christmas. (9 words)
Staal and Smith both have one year remaining on their contracts. (11 words)
A dominant first period for the Hurricanes quickly led to the Islanders’ emotions running hot, with Cal Clutterbuck throwing a legal but hard hit on the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and Martin illegally pinning Jordan Staal to the ice with his knee. (41 words)
Let’s not talk about what a snoozefest the majority of that game was, and instead be happy that: a) Sam Ersson stoned Sidney Crosby, b) Tyson Foerster looks legit and c) Marc Staal probably rotates out of the lineup. (40 words)
That required Boudreau to scramble his lines during practice, keeping intact the Jason Zucker-Eric Staal-Jordan Greenway combination as well as the Fiala-Luke Kunin-Donato kid line, which drew rave reviews after only one game together. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Staal was awkwardly tied up with Edmonton’s Warren Foegele who dragged Staal to the ice without any penalty being called.
A dominant first period for the Hurricanes quickly led to the Islanders’ emotions running hot, with Cal Clutterbuck throwing a legal but hard hit on the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and Martin illegally pinning Jordan Staal to the ice with his knee.
Jordan Staal (right) celebrates after Brent Burns (not pictured) scores a goal on Akira Schmid during the second period.
Let’s not talk about what a snoozefest the majority of that game was, and instead be happy that: a) Sam Ersson stoned Sidney Crosby, b) Tyson Foerster looks legit and c) Marc Staal probably rotates out of the lineup.
Staal has 13 goals, but only three since Christmas.
Staal’s on-ice play (and the Flyers’ season as a whole) should be accepted with patience and optimism.
Jordan Staal is called for a penalty during the Hurricanes’ Game 6 loss to the Rangers.
In this case, it came from Charlie McAvoy, and it sent Jordan Staal into the air and promptly out of the game.
Staal and Smith both have one year remaining on their contracts.
Campbell robbed a wide-open Staal, who had launched a one-timer off a cross-ice pass, to limit their deficit to a single goal.
Eric Staal has heard it all before.
Gerald Mayhew, Eric Staal, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon scored the goals, while Alex Stalock finished with 30 saves between the pipes.
Later, with the goalie pulled, defenseman Drew Doughty was boarded by Staal, giving the Kings a 6-on-4 advantage for the final 1:14 of the game.
Minnesota’s Eric Staal charged the puck but ended up skating over it while defended by Bryan Little.
Not that anyone was too surprised to see Staal back on the ice.
Staal has been sidelined for three weeks since undergoing surgery to cure an infection in his ankle, which festered from a cut he sustained on a blocked shot earlier in the season.
Staal has just one assist and 10 shots on goal through six games to go with a minus-nine rating.
That required Boudreau to scramble his lines during practice, keeping intact the Jason Zucker-Eric Staal-Jordan Greenway combination as well as the Fiala-Luke Kunin-Donato kid line, which drew rave reviews after only one game together.
When it comes to medical research, few scientists can compete with the legacy of Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal.
While the 35-year-old Staal has had his fair share of stingers throughout his career, when a hit causes numbness to shoot down different limbs, he had never experienced something quite like this.
Common combinations with staal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- eric staal 8×
- staal has 5×
- jordan staal 4×
- staal was 3×
- staal to 2×
- staal is 2×
- -year-old staal 2×
- for staal 2×
- general staal 2×