league

Definition:
1. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
2. An association of states or organizations or individuals for common action.
3. An obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles.
4. Unite to form a league.

Use 'league' in a sentence:

1. Scottish football would be subsumed by a British League.
2. He was the only National League umpire to wear an outside chest protector.
3. The New England team is the worst in the league.
4. Several Ivy League teams play each other regularly each year.
5. The ministers have at least put their finger on a passion, currently squandered on the English Premier League.
6. Her success has taken her out of my league.
7. The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.
8. When I arrived, the team was bottom of the league and the whole place was on a real downer.
9. Cristiano Ronaldo's shot gives Real Madrid the 38th league goals this season.
10. The first workers' league came into being.
11. "You suspended Ray Rice after our video," a reporter from TMZ challenged National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell the other day.
12. The Spurs are meant to be one of the top teams in the league.
13. We're bottom of the league and we have to get stuck in.
14. He guested for one or two League sides.
15. As a painter, he is in a league of his own.
16. Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother.
17. Once a girl has made it into the major league every detail is mapped out by her agency.
18. I knew that Brown was an Ivy League school, so that meant it was a very good school.
19. The National League for Democracy pulled off a landslide victory.
20. They're ready to go all out for the Premier League title next season.
21. The New England team are the worst in the league.
22. It was nerve-racking to be in a big-league park.
23. This change is neatly illustrated by what has happened to the Arab League.
24. The team has now climbed to fourth in the league.
25. The team is close to bottom of the League.
26. They didn't come last in their league.
27. True, the economic pressures—from the Ivy League to state systems—are intense.
28. I can see my hand when I'm writing. At Little League games, I can see where the catcher, batter, and umpire are.
29. He hit 10 home runs in the Coast League and he's also a good fielder.
30. The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the U.S.
31. The temperature has risen just enough to melt snow but not enough for Little League practice to start.
32. We're playing against the league champions next week.
33. The club faces expulsion from the football league.
34. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.
35. The Arab League is meeting in emergency session today.
36. The team is bidding to retain its place in the league.
37. The league leaders were held to a 0–0 draw.
38. When it comes to cooking, I'm not in her league.
39. They're in a different league from us.
40. United were league champions last season.
41. They finished the season at the top of the league.
42. They finished the season at the head of their league.
43. A house like that is out of our league.
44. They're top of the league.
45. Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
46. Aston Villa last led the League in March 1990.
47. Australian rugby league enjoys a huge following in New Zealand.
48. Thus the first workers' league came into being.
49. Many clubs in the lower reaches of the league are in financial difficulty.
50. After military service he played some minor league baseball.
51. Over the past year, the company has joined the big league.