How to Use prelim in a Sentence

prelim

noun or adjective
  • Fields lined up for her prelim, set herself at the line — and false started.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Here is a look at the complete card along with watch info for the prelims and main card.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The loudest moments of the night through the prelims came after the first round.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Times for the early prelims, prelims and main fight card have yet to be announced.
    — oregonlive, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Pease asked his girls to swim fast for two days, dig deep and win both prelims and finals in order to have a chance.
    — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The Lions finished first at last week’s prelims.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • The meet begins with prelims on Friday.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • The prelims kick off at noon ET on the same streaming service.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The prelims kick off at noon ET on the same streaming service.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Haugland's first prelim races are on Monday.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • In the prelims, Rowe was within eight hundredths of a second off the mark.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • But this could be the biggest matchup in the prelims, if a quarterfinal bye is at stake.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Six up-and-coming competitors will advance from prelims to take part in the main event.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In last year’s prelims, Hampton fell coming off the curve and finished eighth.
    — Chris Meglio, Twin Cities, 8 June 2024
  • Good evening, Here is a prelim draft image of the March 2 wet snowfall amts.
    — Patricia Madej, Philly.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • First in my heat, but also first out of all the women in 200-meter prelims.
    — Grace McCarty, SELF, 31 July 2024
  • The field events handed out several medals, while most of the track events on Thursday were prelims.
    — oregonlive, 26 May 2023
  • She was beaten by a girl from Dallas by four seconds in the prelims but gave it her best shot in the final heat.
    — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • But, for better and for worse, where Martin shined this week was in Thursday’s prelims.
    — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 27 May 2023
  • And especially when there were French athletes in the mix — not even in a medal race, like just even in some of the prelims.
    — Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
  • Groen also went into the final with the second-fastest mark in the prelims, but dropped her time by three seconds in the final.
    — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • Hruby is headed to the prelims for the Pan Am Games in eastern Iowa next month.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Noah Lyles starts his quest for the Olympic 100 in the men’s prelims Saturday.
    — Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
  • Who's on the prelims and early prelims cards for UFC 325?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Washington's time stands as the third-fastest of prelims, while USC placed two runners in the final.
    — Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, 7 June 2018
  • During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Shackell, who will join the Cal men’s swimming team in the fall, was the first swimmer out of the A-Final in the prelims.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
  • Track The Southern Section track and field prelims are set for Saturday.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • But first, fans will want to tune in for a four-fight prelim card that features no fewer than three lightweight bouts that promise to heavily impact the division.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The prelims will be available to watch live on Tudum, via the Netflix Sports YouTube channel.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

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