How to Use quarterfinal in a Sentence

quarterfinal

1 of 2 noun
  • He lost in the quarterfinal.
  • Spots in the quarterfinals will be on the line.
    — Michael Dominski, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • The top four in each group make the quarterfinals.
    — ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • The red, white and blue will need to play their best game to make it to the quarterfinals.
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • The men's quarterfinals are about to kick off.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Games played before the quarterfinals will be held at home sites.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In what is a rare event, Puebla will have a new man in charge in the quarterfinals.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, the teams that earned a bye went 0-4 in the quarterfinals.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • This is her fifth trip to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam.
    — Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The loss sent Venezuela to face mighty Japan in the quarterfinal.
    — Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The top two teams in each of the three groups advance to the quarterfinals along with the two best third-place teams.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The top two teams in each of the three groups advance to the quarterfinals along with the two best third-place teams.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • She was ousted in the quarterfinals last year.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Johns Hopkins has been to three of the last four quarterfinals.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
  • The ax would fall if — maybe when — Inter fell in the quarterfinals.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • The quarterfinals take place on the first weekend in April.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Gauff, who lost in the quarterfinals, can make up ground right away with a win in Melbourne.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 2-0 teams skip the third round and are placed into the quarterfinals.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Both teams have advanced to the quarterfinals.
    — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The top two teams from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals with a chance to make a championship run.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Their next game is Friday in the quarterfinals.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
  • Those winners will meet for a spot in the KC quarterfinal.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • There was also a mammoth two-run homer against Japan in the quarterfinals.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The last match will be a quarterfinal on July 9.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The winners of those games advance to the quarterfinals.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
  • Heading into the quarterfinals, there are big teams left.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • Japan will meet the Philippines in the quarterfinals.
    — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Roughly six inches of snow fell from the time the quarterfinals ended to the start of the finals.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

quarterfinal

2 of 2 adjective
  • Last year, all four teams with byes in the first round lost in the quarterfinal round.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wade had four timely goals in the quarterfinal win.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Her quarterfinal match was the closest of the event.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Those two teams met in a quarterfinal played after this edition went to print.
    — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
  • 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
  • Neither team left any doubt in their quarterfinal.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Their second loss was a quarterfinal squeaker that dashed their medal hopes.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The mercy rule is only in effect for pool play and quarterfinal games.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Single yellow cards will now be cleared after both the group stage and quarterfinal.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
  • There are still two quarterfinal matches left on both sides of the tournament.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Four will be in the group stage, another in the round of 32 and a quarterfinal match.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Williams and Mboko have a quarterfinal here at Queen’s Club.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • That kept her from advancing through the quarterfinal round.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Each team will have two days of rest between group stage games and three days between the final group game and the quarterfinal rounds.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In the quarterfinal match with the Netherlands, there was a hiccup.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Those days seemed to fade for a decade or two after their 2002 quarterfinal run.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • Wins by Japan and Vietnam would clinch quarterfinal places.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Group stage and quarterfinal matches for the men's and women's teams will be held in seven cities across the nation.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Crosby left the quarterfinal matchup with a lower-body injury and did not return.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The quarterfinal losers went into playoffs at the Gold Coast for the fifth and sixth spots.
    — ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Both legs of this quarterfinal were so rich with a plethora of quality goals and moments of magic.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Six games are scheduled to be in KC, which include a quarterfinal matchup.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The quarterfinal game will air on FS1.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • All starters are based on the lineups from each team’s CFP quarterfinal game.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Germany and Latvia will play in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday.
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Ole Miss could stand to improve its game management from the quarterfinal.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The top seed plays in the noon quarterfinal Thursday against the winner of the 8-9 first-round game.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Two Italians with the name Matteo played in the men’s quarterfinal.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026
  • One of those four teams will advance to Kansas City’s quarterfinal.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • Crosby was hurt in Canada's quarterfinal win over Czechia last week.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026

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