How to Use championship in a Sentence

championship

noun
  • The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.
  • This year’s team could eclipse that mark with a state championship.
    — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Play for the front, that wins championships.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The league championship’s still at stake.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These are the kind of wins that define a championship run.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This is the first repeat championship venue in the last five years.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • All three drivers can fight for and win a championship.
    — The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • LaFleur is a good enough coach to lead his team to a championship.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And Tatum has a chance to be a big part of that championship push.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly half of those championships have been claimed by one of two teams.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Cignetti wants to win championships.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Dixon has nine wins and no championships during that same time span.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Brown, of course, was a major piece on the championship team two years ago.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Last year, the duo finished ninth at the world championships.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
  • With a strong run to close the year, the district championship is still up for grabs.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Tesoro isn’t out of contention for the league championship.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Aces brought back their championship team and have raced to the league’s best record.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Could this be a state championship preview?
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This was a roster built to win a second championship in three years.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
  • Though, at least in the short term, this trade doesn’t move them any closer to a championship.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Will a driver below the cut line win his way to the championship?
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There is only one championship, and only one team can win it.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • The Ramblers have played in six state championship games in that span.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The third-place and championship matches will be played later in the day.
    — Darren Day, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Betts was wearing a backward championship cap with a piece of the net tucked in front.
    — CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • For most high school seniors, a state championship marks the end of a season.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • The question right now isn’t whether Texas will win a championship.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Around half of the 16 teams at the championship have had virus cases.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • Yes, because there hasn’t been a championship or a missing piece added to the core.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • But the Lakers won the championship in six games.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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