How to Use semifinal in a Sentence
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Each of the five seeded teams in the class could prove frisky come semifinal time.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Both teams won their semifinal games by scores of 1-0.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The top eight skaters from each of the two semifinal races advance to the medal event.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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These are the first with a semifinal and final at neutral sites.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Their semifinal test was much, much closer.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s an Olympic semifinal match.
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Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The top eight skaters in each semifinal advance to the final.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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See our full semifinal preview here.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, both teams won their semifinal games.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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The semifinal round will be played on Friday, with the times of each game to be announced.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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For each semifinal game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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What an awesome semifinal game.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sinner and Zverev will meet in the other men’s semifinal.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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So will the semifinal be any different?
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Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tickets for the two semifinal games are going for $122 a seat.
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Mark Heim | [email protected],
al,
27 Mar. 2023
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India had to win to overtake South Africa for the last semifinal spot.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
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There are two semifinal games, with the winners of those matchups meeting in the championship.
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Craig Meyer,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Jan. 2024
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Here are the five players fans should keep an eye on during this year’s heavyweight semifinal showdowns.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The deal Argyle got instead was a pretty sweet one, though the stings of a state semifinal loss may linger.
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Dallas News,
9 Dec. 2022
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Both are favorites to win semifinal games Friday in Naples.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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This will be Braswell’s first state semifinal appearance.
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Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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With a win, Decatur will make its first state semifinal appearance.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pope Francis will again contend after last year’s state semifinal trip.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The semifinal game of the men's hockey tournament takes place today.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Friday’s semifinal matchups will determine who moves on to the final.
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Ryan Gaydos , Patrick Ward,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The United States will take the deep semifinal exhale.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game the following night.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
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That would be after a potential all-time semifinal matchup with three-time reigning Div.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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State semifinal match times and locations are to be determined.
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Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
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First, there is a semifinal pass, which includes tickets to both Final Four games.
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Richard Morin,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2023
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Let’s hope this one is as good as last night’s semifinal.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Let’s hope they get washed out in the semifinals next week.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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See which spots advanced and how to vote in the semifinals here.
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Erin Munz,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sachse will play Keller in the semifinal.
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Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
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For the four-time World champs, semifinals-or-bust used to be the norm.
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Andy Clayton,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
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The men's semifinals gave us some close racing.
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Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here is the schedule for the semifinals.
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Chip Saye,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Huarte also won a tiebreaker in the first set in the semifinals.
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Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Feeney and company then ran out the clock to move on to the semifinals.
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Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
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Eastview fell to Rogers in the semifinals a year ago.
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Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the men's semifinals are up next.
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Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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The two teams will face off again in the semifinals tomorrow.
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Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Barcelona is aiming to reach the semifinals for a second straight year.
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ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Eight one-off semifinals are followed by four finals next week.
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ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Poeschl has been on both sides of the equation in these thrilling semifinals and finals over the years.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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The two fastest from each semifinal — plus the two next-best times — move on to the six-racer final.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The semifinals will be played Monday evening.
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Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Uso will take on Je’Von Evans in the semifinals.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Beat mighty Australia to reach the semifinals.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Flair will take on Liv Morgan in the semifinals.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Canada's lone win came in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
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CBS News,
7 Mar. 2024
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The second East semifinal will be the battle of the corn.
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John Marshall,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rio Mesa had to forfeit the win and Saugus took its place in the semifinals.
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Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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The first round will be $8, but the semifinals and finals will be $10.
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Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Four of those matches will be knock-out stage games, including one of the semifinals.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Did anyone watch the semifinal?
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Previous finals were held to just five games, like the semifinals.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Duncanville reached at least the state semifinals each of the last eight years, playing in six state finals in that span.
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Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eight matches, including a semifinal, will be held at the venue.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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