plural tourneys
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Examples of tourney in a Sentence
Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Last season, the Heat ended up needing to take part in the play-in tourney to get into the NBA playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Sports Plaschke: With USC and UCLA leading the way, women’s tourney slam dunks on the men
March 18, 2024
First round
Purdue def.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The tourney currently uses mostly temporary seating, with a capacity of 2,625.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The Lions were making their second straight, and third overall, state tourney appearance.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
The play-in tourney features the seventh-through-10th-place teams competing for the final two playoff seeds in each conference.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Woodland’s family joined him on the course for the annual tourney, which was won by Rickie Fowler.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Edey — who was named to the John Wooden All-American team and is a favorite to repeat as the institution's player of the year — has averaged 28 points in five tourney games, while Clingan has averaged 16.2 per game.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
From state alumni who went on to tourney greatness to standouts with the home-state schools, these are 101 names to know from the history of Wisconsin's involvement in the NCAA Tournament.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
Lewis came up with a loose ball and passed to Hodge, who hit a 3-point shot with four seconds remaining for USA’s only tourney victory.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Nov. 2019
Noun
Grant-Foster, who turned 24 on March 5, scored 22 points in a 75-66 first-round tourney victory over Saint Mary’s.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Last season, the Heat ended up needing to take part in the play-in tourney to get into the NBA playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Sports Plaschke: With USC and UCLA leading the way, women’s tourney slam dunks on the men
March 18, 2024
First round
Purdue def.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The tourney currently uses mostly temporary seating, with a capacity of 2,625.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The Lions were making their second straight, and third overall, state tourney appearance.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
The play-in tourney features the seventh-through-10th-place teams competing for the final two playoff seeds in each conference.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Woodland’s family joined him on the course for the annual tourney, which was won by Rickie Fowler.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Edey — who was named to the John Wooden All-American team and is a favorite to repeat as the institution's player of the year — has averaged 28 points in five tourney games, while Clingan has averaged 16.2 per game.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.
—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
From state alumni who went on to tourney greatness to standouts with the home-state schools, these are 101 names to know from the history of Wisconsin's involvement in the NCAA Tournament.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
Lewis came up with a loose ball and passed to Hodge, who hit a 3-point shot with four seconds remaining for USA’s only tourney victory.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Nov. 2019
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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