How to Use championship in a Sentence

championship

noun
  • The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.
  • In addition, the Huskies are 5-0 in championship games.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The series features seven regular season tournaments and a two-day championship.
    Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Context: Hive Bakery has been on Food Network multiple times and won two baking championships on the channel.
    Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike football or basketball, every team in the MLB playoffs has a legitimate chance to win the championship.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • If not the slam-dunk pick this spring, Beck is the clear favorite to replace Bennett as Georgia chases a third consecutive national championship.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Aces brought back their championship team and have raced to the league’s best record.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And the health of a team’s feet can end up being the one thing standing between them and a championship.
    Philip Anloague, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Yes, because there hasn’t been a championship or a missing piece added to the core.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • Nearly half of those championships have been claimed by one of two teams.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Ward didn't play in the championship game, after breaking his leg late in the season.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The track also marks the 10th anniversary of the game’s world championship anthems.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Oregon’s season came to an end after the third round of the NCAA men’s golf championship.
    oregonlive, 29 May 2023
  • This was a roster built to win a second championship in three years.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
  • The first round of the Cincinnati Favorite Beer championship starts today.
    Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The Cyclones then went on to win the Kelly Cup, which is the third championship in team history.
    Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 12 May 2023
  • Vegas leads the series 3-1 and can win the NHL championship on home ice Tuesday night.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • In their third straight visit to a championship game, the Vikings chose the victorious path once again.
    Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Just two road trip spots remain in contention for the championship round.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
  • The Hall of Fame player also won a championship ring with the Miami Heat.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And his worst: The 2003 national championship game loss against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
    Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Though no date has been announced yet, the championships are typically held in the middle of the month.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In the 10 years the tournament was played, NBL teams won all but three championships, with all-Black teams claiming the other three.
    Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • With the win, the Green Wave (20-5) secured back-to-back championships, the only two in program history.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • When the practice was over, there was Parsons breaking the team down and talking about championships.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The seven-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer with 21 world championship gold medals to her name is the daughter of Mary and David Ledecky.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • The Royals won a second time, cruising to a 35-13 win in the sectional championship.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
  • One of the victims shot and killed was Philstavious Dowdell, a high school football and track star who won the 3A 100-meter dash in last year's state track championship.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 17 Apr. 2023
  • None of the four had previously won a major championship, and none has won one since.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • Before that, though, plenty to talk about with the Portland Thorns’ recent run of play, which has not lived up to the club’s championship standards.
    oregonlive, 22 June 2023

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