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How to use crossbar in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, verb

Crossbar means any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor. Example: “The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.”

Examples of crossbar by meaning

nounThe top of the goal structure.

  • The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with crossbar

  • The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.1949, N. P. Toll, “Fibulae”, in Teresa G. Frisch, N. P. Toll, edited by M[ikhail] I[vanovich] Rostoftzeff, A. R. Bellinger, F. E. Brown…. From the entry fibula
  • It ended in the most excruciating way for Megan Rapinoe: a penalty kick skied over the crossbar, shock, disappointment, a rueful smile to herself.2023 August 6, Jeré Longman, “For Megan Rapinoe, an Ending Not Even She Could Have Imagined”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry Megan
  • Jermain Defoe dinked in an equaliser and Gareth Bale hit the crossbar for the hosts before Elliott Bennett arrowed in Norwich's winner.2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport. From the entry arrow
  • Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport. From the entry outpace
  • A white ball hauled up to the crossbar indicated that the track was clear; a black ball, run up half way, meant stop.1946 November and December, “Notes and News: The American Highball”, in Railway Magazine, page 382. From the entry highball
  • Despite that, Swindon should have been level in stoppage time, but Mathieu Baudry somehow managed to put a free header over the crossbar from point-blank range.2020 November 24, PA Media, “Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022. From the entry manage
  • Alexis Sanchez hit the crossbar for Barcelona early on and Pedro hit the post in the dying seconds - while Cole cleared off the line from Cesc Fabregas.2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport. From the entry avenue
  • Scharner then headed a Dorrans free-kick against the crossbar, with Tchoyi unable to turn in the follow-up as the Baggies saw their hopes of salvaging a point slip away.2010 December 28, Kevin Darling, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC. From the entry slip away
  • In its most common form, the dolly was a four- or five-legged stool attached to an upright handle about three feet long with a crossbar handle at the top.1986, Patricia Malcolmson, English Laundresses: A Social History, 1850-1930, page 30. From the entry dolly

Meaning of crossbar

  1. noun Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
  2. noun The top of the goal structure.
  3. noun The top tube of a bicycle frame.

Full definition of crossbar

Questions about crossbar in a sentence

How do you use crossbar in a sentence?
Crossbar is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.”
What is a short sentence with crossbar?
“The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.”
What does crossbar mean?
Crossbar means any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossbar (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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