How to Use champion in a Sentence

champion

1 of 2 noun
  • He was a champion for the working classes.
  • Our team will play the defending champions next week.
  • The K-pop boy band has racked up eight champions.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • By the end, only one will be crowned champion.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
  • Expect one of those clubs as the champion in June.
    — Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In her film, Simon emerges as a champion of youth.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Five-time champion Brazil awaits the winner of this one in the next round.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • La Liga champions Barcelona had the chance to take part but turned it down.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The team that racks up 13 points is declared the champion.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
  • There hasn’t been a repeat champion in like 20 some years.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But every champion needs a little bit of luck.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • The champions put a great deal of thought into their menus, but the meal doesn’t always go to plan.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And in the case of a point tie, the audience has the final say on who shall be crowned champion.
    — Mikelle Street, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • Beans are healthy and cheap, but bean champions are also talking up their tastiness too.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Yet piece by piece, Hans was now outplaying the world champion.
    — Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Yet these days, champions are just as likely to arrive from somewhere else, too.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At an equally certain point, her fans and many of her critic champions bailed, at least for many years.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Gloria James is a champion too.
    — Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • The team is looking to become the first back-to-back champion in over 20 years.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The three-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion was listed as day to day.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The two pool champions will then meet in a best 2-of-3 series for the title.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Al Ahly of Tripoli are the current champions.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • No lower seed has ever been champion.
    — Greg Cote updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Hamilton is a seven-time world champion.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Wilberding has become a state champion too.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Griffin was a champion of Chicago for most of his thirty-two years there.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Not all former champions are fans of the bill, with its ties to TKO.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Based on their details, the champion can defend this title anywhere in the world.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But this community has lost a champion as well.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Each week, a champion is crowned in each category.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

champion

2 of 2 verb
  • She is a lawyer who champions children's rights.
  • Our senator championed the idea of lowering taxes.
  • White had long championed the jail project.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Those are the people that champion it and love it.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wall Street’s largest firms are championing a new cause.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Nobody wants to look foolish championing a thing that gets killed in six months.
    — Julie Averill, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Seek mentors who guide you and sponsors who champion you.
    — Matthew C. Meade, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But alumni of the show have championed her legacy.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That idea is one many business leaders have championed.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Both men have championed the effort to save the trees on Las Olas.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Many residents praise him for championing the city.
    — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • Many residents praise him for championing the city.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Gwyneth Paltrow has long championed it through Goop.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Smith championed Collins’ fight for normalcy in that space.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • And the leaders who champion this might well face their next board meeting with a greater sense of confidence.
    — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • May her voice be championed for generations to come.
    — Emi Mahmoud, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There aren’t that many [groups] that get to champion that philosophy to that many people.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, Gates has championed AI adoption.
    — Stephanie Beasley, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Call it the French-girl effect, but Rider isn’t alone in championing the style.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The true winner — and still champion — is the NFL.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The press aims to champion writing that is urgent and insurgent.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Lurie has been a vocal advocate of change in the city and has long championed bringing new business to the city.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Task force members are championing their colleagues’ ability to get things done.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 July 2023
  • Since then, Burke has written books, lent her likeness to video games, and championed women's health.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • But if the market cannot understand, believe and champion your story, that edge could be lost.
    — Natalie Dolphin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The actress, who has long championed left-leaning causes, began to cry.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The governor has long championed income tax cuts.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
  • But these products are far more modest than those championed by its competitors in recent months.
    — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • This isn't the first time Zendaya has championed the silhouette.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • White was there by his side from the beginning, the fight promoter championing his fighter.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026

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