How to Use champ in a Sentence

champ

noun
  • The two-time champs will be healthy then.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Now his team is back-to-back champs.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Joins the short list of back-to-back champs.
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Three cheers for our 859 chili champ.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks for keeping the throne warm, champ.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And the champs are pulling dribblers out of hats.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Find out where the champs are now strutting their stuff.
    — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And then there are what looks like a neck and neck race with no clear champ.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Read on to get the latest on all 24 champs.
    — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The bridge from the Cup champs to the next contender was built.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The defending champs pull these guys out of hats.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The defending champ has won the last three.
    — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Everyone knows what the two-time champs need, too.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There are other slow cookers on this list that are cheesy dip champs.
    — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But the proud mom says her two bigger kids are handling it like champs.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The group banks its seventh champ total.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But nine-run innings, against the reigning champs?
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Aces are now the league’s first back-to-back champs in 21 years.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • That Irish champ was a subtle nod to home, after all.
    — Ryan Brennan april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Ryan Fox is the defending champ at this event.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The Yankees are 27-time champs.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • One win against them this weekend and Grandview is league champs.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Also key figure for two-time dual team state champ.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Joining the Cup champs would be perfect.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The two men charged with making their pedigreed programs champs again.
    — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Hardly an out-of-nowhere champ like Cignetti’s Hoosiers would be.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In a perfect world, the champs would raise their banner in front of an arch-rival.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For the four-time World champs, semifinals-or-bust used to be the norm.
    — Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • Available in white, pink, and purple, this flower stands up to heat and drought like a champ.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Gaethje is a two-time interim champ.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

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