Explore Stopper through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like plug or turn. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stopper in a sentence
Related words
Stopper meaning
- Someone or something that stops something.
- A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
- A bung or cork.
Synonyms of Stopper
Using Stopper
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone or something that stops something. | A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling. | A bung or cork.
- Useful related words include: plug, stopple, turn, number.
- In the example corpus, stopper often appears in combinations such as: shot stopper, the stopper, stopper is.
Context around Stopper
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stopper
- In this selection, "stopper" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shot, glass, man, lamp, couldn and aaron stand out and add context to how "stopper" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shot stopper this month and arsenal shot stopper aaron ramsdale. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stopper" sits close to words such as aliyu, assigning and awakened, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stopper
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another very comfortable afternoon for the English stopper. (8 words)
But Dubravka has faith in the German stopper. (8 words)
Despite Spaniard De Gea being Ferguson's number-one stopper, he actually afforded Danish keeper Lindegaard a chance against West Brom. (21 words)
Since Edison specified a sealed globe of glass in his design Westinghouse found a way to sidestep the Edison patent by quickly developing a lamp with a ground glass stopper in one end, based on a Sawyer-Man "stopper" lamp patent they already had. (44 words)
And, while a superb Brosnan save denied Miyazawa from getting on the scoresheet in stoppage time, the Republic of Ireland shot-stopper couldn't keep out Parris' lobbed finish which put the exclamation point on an afternoon to forget for Everton. (41 words)
Butland has clearly had a change of heart over the last five-and-a-half years and was unable to topple Vicente Guaita as Crystal Palace’s first-choice shot-stopper during his three-year spell at Selhurst Park. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Since Edison specified a sealed globe of glass in his design Westinghouse found a way to sidestep the Edison patent by quickly developing a lamp with a ground glass stopper in one end, based on a Sawyer-Man "stopper" lamp patent they already had.
Ally McCoist admits he hasn't watched Jack Butland for an extended period but he would still back a Rangers move for the former England stopper.
And rumours that a new shot-stopper could be signed all buy into the notion there may be some movement in this department.
And, while a superb Brosnan save denied Miyazawa from getting on the scoresheet in stoppage time, the Republic of Ireland shot-stopper couldn't keep out Parris' lobbed finish which put the exclamation point on an afternoon to forget for Everton.
Another very comfortable afternoon for the English stopper.
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has been linked with a move to Newcastle United during the winter window - hasn’t ruled-out a potential departure for the stopper.
Arsenal shot-stopper Aaron Ramsdale has spoken about his desire to be England's first-choice for next year's European Championships in Germany, but understands the level of competition provided by Everton's Jordan Pickford.
Back in Australia, the young shot-stopper had a little wait to establish himself, but made his debut in December 2019 and established himself as first-choice since.
Brendan Rodgers will likely be in the market for a shot-stopper this month - and Newcastle have an abundance at their disposal.
But Dubravka has faith in the German stopper.
But he’s a more than capable shot-stopper who was instrumental in helping Inter reach the Champions League final last season and is much more than the sweeper keeper moniker he is often labelled with.
But Keane claims that Pickford isn't a world-class stopper after watching him concede three goals against Manchester City on Sunday.
Butland has clearly had a change of heart over the last five-and-a-half years and was unable to topple Vicente Guaita as Crystal Palace’s first-choice shot-stopper during his three-year spell at Selhurst Park.
Camelon Juniors manager Gordon Wylde hailed deputy goalkeeper Lewis Duffy for his display on Saturday afternoon, as he credited the stopper with earning his side a point on the road in the East of Scotland First Division.
Cartwright had to be alert to deny Maddox following a fortuitous bounce of the ball, but Grimsby’s shot-stopper was out quickly to smother.
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Despite Spaniard De Gea being Ferguson's number-one stopper, he actually afforded Danish keeper Lindegaard a chance against West Brom.
From there the Shrimps moved up a gear again with Michael Mellon drilling an effort weakly wide before seeing a sharp shot on the turn tipped away by the Stanley stopper.
He was a very good shot-stopper, pulled off saves that nobody in League Two would have even thought about making.
He was half-expected to be in goal on Saturday - but Lovett did OK, and there was back-up on the bench after young shot-stopper Filip Chalupniczak was brought in to sit on the bench.
Common combinations with stopper
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shot stopper 13×
- the stopper 11×
- stopper is 7×
- stopper has 5×
- stopper was 4×
- stopper in 3×
- stopper for 3×
- stopper but 3×
- of stopper 3×
- stopper from 3×