Examples of prelim in a Sentence
a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room
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Two years ago, Torrey Pines broke the 200 free relay mark in the section prelims — then did it again in the finals and the state meet.
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In the prelims, Williamson tied his teammate David King for the final spot in the final and King ceded the spot.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Hruby is headed to the prelims for the Pan Am Games in eastern Iowa next month.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
After having no shots in two games on the third line with Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson, Connor sat in the final prelim game against Germany and was the 14th forward during line rushes at Tuesday’s practice in preparation for Wednesday’s quarterfinal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In the prelims, Williamson tied his teammate David King for the final spot in the final and King ceded the spot.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Hruby is headed to the prelims for the Pan Am Games in eastern Iowa next month.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
After having no shots in two games on the third line with Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson, Connor sat in the final prelim game against Germany and was the 14th forward during line rushes at Tuesday’s practice in preparation for Wednesday’s quarterfinal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Prelim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelim. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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