championship
noun
cham·pi·on·ship
ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 
1
: designation as champion
2
: the act of championing : defense
his championship of freedom of speech
3
: a contest held to determine a champion
Examples of championship in a Sentence
The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.
the Yankees have won the championship many times
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Chen did walk four, hit four batters and only struck out one, but the senior allowed only one hit and no runs, paving the way to a championship.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
While there's no denying the Eagles have the personnel to capture another championship, going out and doing it is an entirely different story.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The chancellor referenced the school’s national championship in men’s water polo, a Final Four appearance in women’s basketball and a national runner-up finish in women’s gymnastics as part of a haul that also included six team and four individual conference titles, the most of any Big Ten team.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Texas Tech has never had a season this brilliant, but Texas’ postseason story has been riddled with agonizing defeat as the Longhorns have lost in 2022 and 2024 in the championship series.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
While there's no denying the Eagles have the personnel to capture another championship, going out and doing it is an entirely different story.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The chancellor referenced the school’s national championship in men’s water polo, a Final Four appearance in women’s basketball and a national runner-up finish in women’s gymnastics as part of a haul that also included six team and four individual conference titles, the most of any Big Ten team.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Texas Tech has never had a season this brilliant, but Texas’ postseason story has been riddled with agonizing defeat as the Longhorns have lost in 2022 and 2024 in the championship series.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for championship
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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/championship. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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championship
noun
cham·pi·on·ship
ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship
1
: the act of defending as a champion
2
: the position or title of champion
3
: a contest held to find a champion
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