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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The baseball season, already shut down by a month long strike, was canceled along with the World Series in a vote by 26 of the 28 teams. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The surviving members were recently honored at the Little League World Series. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Bandura, 25, was a Little League teammate of Mo’ne Davis, who became the first girl to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Only one manager has even gotten them into a World Series over the last 80 years, and Maddon was let go three years after the 2016 championship in the conscious uncoupling with Theo Epstein. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from World Series, annual championship of Major League Baseball

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for World Series

• kashmiris
• eries
• queries
• theories
• wearies
• presbyteries