quar·ter·fi·nal
ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl 
1
quarterfinals plural
: a quarterfinal round
2
: a quarterfinal match
1
: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament
2
: of or participating in a quarterfinal
Examples of quarterfinal in a Sentence
Noun
He lost in the quarterfinal.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The Tritons lost to Santa Monica in the Southern Section Division 5 title game, then beat Sun Valley Village Christian on Tuesday in the SoCal quarterfinals.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The Cougars rebounded from a quarterfinal loss to Carlsbad with wins over RBV, a rematch with Carlsbad and back-to-back wins over Grossmont Hills rival Granite Hills to advance to the final.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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Noun
The Americans were eliminated in the quarterfinals in the 2016 Rio Olympics and had to settle for bronze in Japan three years ago, after losing to Canada in the semifinals.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The Tritons lost to Santa Monica in the Southern Section Division 5 title game, then beat Sun Valley Village Christian on Tuesday in the SoCal quarterfinals.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Adjective
At the end of the first quarterfinal round, there were 59 left, and 46 of those spellers made it through a vocabulary round ahead of the semifinals.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The Cougars rebounded from a quarterfinal loss to Carlsbad with wins over RBV, a rematch with Carlsbad and back-to-back wins over Grossmont Hills rival Granite Hills to advance to the final.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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“Quarterfinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterfinal. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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