World Series

noun

: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world

Examples of World Series in a Sentence

This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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Several Dodgers fans’ signs at the team’s World Series parade acknowledged the situation and offered their best to the Vesia family amid the celebration. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025 In hindsight, would the Yankees have made more World Series with you at short and Derek at third? Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 Preller hopes Stammen can help the team ascend to a new level and win a World Series. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Canada was gripped by the World Series last month and early in November as the Blue Jays, the country’s only MLB team, came agonizingly close to upsetting the Dodgers juggernaut. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for World Series

Word History

Etymology

from World Series, annual championship of Major League Baseball

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of World Series was in 1886

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“World Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Series. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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