How to Use seven in a Sentence

seven

noun
  • I leave each day at seven.
  • If Djurgårdens advances, the next round is best-of-seven.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Diaz is also coaching one of the best front sevens in the country.
    — Max Meyer, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Sixes and sevens derives from an old dicing game that had more than the six sides of modern dice.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2019
  • Richard would be tagged for a season-high seven runs over 4 1/3 innings.
    — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 June 2017
  • Richter received one eight and three sevens, for a total score of 29 out of 40.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Colin Simmons will anchor what should be one of the top front-sevens in the country.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Women’s rugby arrived at the Olympics for the first time, in the form of rugby sevens.
    — Sam Manchester and Victor Mather The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2016
  • Thomas snagged a touchdown pass in seven-on-sevens and made a tough catch on a crossing route (both from Brees).
    — NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The past two weeks, however, could prove to be a huge step forward for the game of sevens in Ireland.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 15 June 2018
  • What’s really profound is that four of these sevens guys — Garcia.
    — Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2017
  • Norton also wears backward sevens with his eye black to signify his No.
    — Jeff Sentell, ajc, 7 Nov. 2017
  • Watson had one Brady bullet go off his fingertips in the end zone during seven-on-sevens.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Say, for instance, a string of sevens or zeros, or a repeating pattern of numerals.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The Vikings are going to win riding their defense, which boast one of the best front-sevens in the NFL.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • As defenses have put a premium on getting faster, especially in their front sevens, offensive lines have failed to keep up.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Fellow wing Robyn O'Connor, from the sevens program, scored on debut, the bonus-point fourth try in just the 23rd minute.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • On more than one occasion during team period and in seven-on-seven, Shaw deftly mirrored the shifty Craver.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Ginn later hauled in a deep out route from Brees and added a nice reception from Chase Daniel in seven-on-sevens on a dig route across the middle.
    — NOLA.com, 1 June 2017
  • The Blitzboks came to Hong Kong's 50th anniversary as the favorite having won the last three stops in the sevens world series.
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • During seven-on-sevens, Rodgers had a difficult time slipping Gerry in man coverage.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • Meanwhile, the countries of the European Union have been at sixes and sevens in their relations with Moscow.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2008
  • There was a light argument between Ertz and linebacker Jordan Hicks during warmups about which side has the advantage in seven-on-sevens.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 14 June 2018
  • The fan experience has been as lively and colorful as ever, with attendance levels peaking at several venues as sevens continues to stretch to all corners of the globe.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 2 June 2017
  • Grbac is simply trying to teach, and those opportunities already came before two-a-days as his quarterbacks and receivers worked on their timing during seven-on-sevens.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • That, however, was the last time -- until the inclusion of sevens in 2016 -- that rugby was included on the Olympic roster.
    — Daniel Gallan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Offensive lineman Ian Park took over Seumalo’s snap-boy duties during seven-on-sevens.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • Miami and Texas, both of which have solid defensive front sevens, essentially sold out to stop the Aggies’ running backs and force Reed to sit still and throw the ball.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The daughter of former Black Ferns player Cherry Blyde might have developed her quick feet in athletics training but she's found her home in rugby sevens.
    — CNN, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The sevens players of the year were South Africa's Tristan Leyds and, for a second straight time, New Zealand's Jorja Miller.
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026

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