How to Use hockey in a Sentence

hockey

noun
  • That was a heck of a hockey game.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That was a big game for our hockey team.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Which brings us back to hockey.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Puck skills, hockey sense are high-end.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s what makes hockey great.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • And, there was the world’s largest hockey puck.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
  • From the top down, this is a team built for four-line hockey.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The men’s gold medal Olympic hockey team.
    — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The men's gold medal Olympic hockey team.
    — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The setup is built for a hockey team to go there.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And his mind for hockey is second to none.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a no-no in hockey, the type of act that can turn things messy.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The men's gold medal Olympic hockey team, come on in.
    — February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The home crowd in hockey can be a blessing and a curse.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The queue of reasons is longer than a hockey stick.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
  • The queue of reasons is longer than a hockey stick.
    — Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Even Philly's youngest hockey fans.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a lot of hockey between now and then.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • This is still a very young hockey player.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • His puck skills and hockey sense are special.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Here are some of our top hockey stories from the past few days.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Those are long years, short summers, a lot more hockey.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The best team in hockey was clobbered.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • There were questions about his speed and hockey sense.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • There’s so many great hockey players, so many great guys.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • And that’s a good recipe for late-season hockey.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • When your growth curve looks like a hockey stick, work becomes life.
    — Chris Kiple, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Yeah, there’s some great looks and there’s some good things, but that’s not our hockey.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But it's been some time since both hockey teams have met in the playoffs.
    — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the draw of hockey remains strong.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

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