World Cup

noun

: an international competition in a sport (such as soccer or hockey)

Examples of World Cup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each generation has had a star individual who rose above the collective, with Jude Bellingham seemingly the next in line after his starring role at this year’s World Cup. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

The fight over the plan to sell off parts of the World Cup and other signature FIFA events to private businesses has tested that bulletproof presidency. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The Pride has now lost two straight without Barbra Banda, who is set to return next week after Zambia was knocked out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations World Cup qualifying tournament. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

The group competed in a women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in March, where the team went 5-0. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for World Cup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup