How to Use league table in a Sentence

league table

noun
  • The league table never lies, after all.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There were comebacks, 64 goals and a league table that changed throughout.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Barcelona currently has 94 points, first in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Barcelona currently has 91 points, first in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • With 62 points, RB Leipzig is third in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Espanyol has 37 points, eighth in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • With 82 points, Barcelona is currently first in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • With 34 points, Osasuna is 11th in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • There is an old adage that the league table isn’t worth looking at until teams have played 10 matches.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Osasuna currently has 38 points, ninth in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • With 69 points, Real Madrid is second in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Things can swing so quickly in the league table at this time of year, so do not omit Leeds from the conversation.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • With 28 points, Real Oviedo is 20th in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • With 67 points, Borussia Dortmund is second in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • With 62 points, Villarreal is currently third in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Bayer Leverkusen currently has 58 points, sixth in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • With 61 points, TSG Hoffenheim is fifth in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • With 38 points, Elche CF is currently 14th in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • That has given them a buffer and momentum which, while unseen in the final league table, has a huge bearing on how a season unfolds.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Borussia Dortmund currently has 64 points, second in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Mallorca currently has 39 points, 19th in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Deportivo Alaves currently has 31 points, 15th in the league table.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Leeds have racked up 20 points from those 15 games and in a league table since full time in Manchester, Farke’s side are in mid-table.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Examining the current league table, there is considerable congestion in the middle of the pack.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • As recently as November, Chelsea were second in the league table, and Maresca won manager of the month.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
  • United’s 15-point haul from those 10 matches, and plus-five goal difference, would place them sixth in a league table since the start of December.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • At the time of publication, both CSKAs are in the top four of the Bulgarian league table.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • With the win, the DC Defenders (4-1) are tied atop the league table with the Orlando Storm.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Expect a tantalizing atmosphere, and if the league table is tight, 105,000 Cule fans could just make the difference.
    — Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • An offer first came from Nottingham Forest, at £35m, less than a week before the two sides, a place apart in the league table, were due to face each other at the City Ground.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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