Definition: 1. A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner. 2. A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize.
Use 'tournament' in a sentence:
1. The German set three tournament records and equalled two others en route to grabbing golf's richest prize.
2. The only "new-to-me" topics that came to mind were my daughter's basketball tournament and my feelings about that morning's political headlines—neither amusing nor appropriate topics at that moment.
3. The tournament took five days.
4. Hewitt was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
5. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.
6. The Masters golf tournament was won a second time by the American Ben Hogan.
7. It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour.
8. There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day , but the tournament resumes on Monday.
9. At the end of the tournament, he'll be there or thereabouts.
10. They did very well this season and so entered a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams.
11. His victory in the tournament earned him$ 50 000.
12. I'm delighted to be on top of the leaderboard in a tournament that has so many star names playing.
13. The researcher organized an experimental tournament involving four youth teams.
14. I don't enjoy having a churning stomach but if you are going to win tournaments, you must go through it.
15. The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.
16. It was the only piece of advertising that Adidas conducted in Germany throughout the tournament.
17. One person must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match.
18. It's no use egging him on; he's made up his mind not to join in the tournament.
19. All the country's leading players snubbed the tournament.
20. He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.
21. A Richardson's ground squirrel takes in the action from the second tee during the Telus Skins Game golf tournament in Banff, Alberta.
22. She went out of the tournament in the first round.
23. The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax.
24. Bob partnered his father well at the tournament.
25. The team is brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.
26. FYI: Walton appeared in a grand total of 49 career tournament games.
27. The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.
28. After all, The Masters is an invitational tournament.
29. Jen was tasked with running a charity basketball tournament.
30. The American squad has pulled out of the four-day basketball tournament.
31. He drew a bye in the first round of the tournament.
32. No professionals may participate in the amateur tennis tournament.
33. Jarvis took the wooden spoon in the first tournament.
34. The U.S. Open golf tournament was won by Ben Hogan, with a score of 287.
35. The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23.
36. The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
37. There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday.
38. We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue with that.
39. Seles won 10 tournaments, and was the undisputed world champion.
40. Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament.
41. She sprang a surprise by winning the tournament.
42. She had been videoing the highlights of the tournament.
43. A good second round brought him level with the tournament leader.
44. His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.
45. Whoever wins the tournament will have switched from altitude to sea level and back again at some point.
46. The number two seed is safely through to the second round of the tournament.
