in league
idiom
: working with someone especially to do something dishonest
He suspects that they are in league together against him.
—often + withShe denies that she is in league with corrupt officials.
Examples of in league in a Sentence
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Burlingame finished its regular season 11-3 in league play, one game ahead of The King’s Academy, which went 10-4 in the division.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
The Dons have three losses in league while the Pointers, ranked No. 10 in the county, and St. Augustine both have two.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Miami’s Chris Quinn is also highly thought of in league circles.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Each junior hit a home run against the Nashville powerhouse, which is 9-1 in league play.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
Santa Fe Christian is now 14-4 overall, 5-0 in league play.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Birmingham is 6-0 in league and has never won a league title under coach Matt Mowry.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With four games left in the regular season, Reinhart still has an outside chance of reaching Pavel Bure’s franchise mark of 59 goals (Reinhart is at 53) and make a run at becoming the sixth player in league history with 30 power-play goals in a season (Reinhart is at 27).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Bauer faced a 194-game suspension in 2022 for violating the MLB's domestic violence policy, the largest in league history.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
The Dons have three losses in league while the Pointers, ranked No. 10 in the county, and St. Augustine both have two.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Miami’s Chris Quinn is also highly thought of in league circles.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Each junior hit a home run against the Nashville powerhouse, which is 9-1 in league play.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
Santa Fe Christian is now 14-4 overall, 5-0 in league play.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Birmingham is 6-0 in league and has never won a league title under coach Matt Mowry.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With four games left in the regular season, Reinhart still has an outside chance of reaching Pavel Bure’s franchise mark of 59 goals (Reinhart is at 53) and make a run at becoming the sixth player in league history with 30 power-play goals in a season (Reinhart is at 27).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Bauer faced a 194-game suspension in 2022 for violating the MLB's domestic violence policy, the largest in league history.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
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“In league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20league. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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