championship
noun
cham·pi·on·ship
ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 
1
: designation as champion
2
: the act of championing : defense
his championship of freedom of speech
3
: a contest held to determine a champion
Examples of championship in a Sentence
The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.
the Yankees have won the championship many times
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Those teams, who have met in the past two conference championship games, play next Saturday at Albertsons Stadium.
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Six years prior, Jones, then a dual-sport athlete at the University of North Carolina, won an NCAA basketball championship and was on the court as a freshman point guard when teammate Charlotte Smith hit one of the biggest shots in college basketball history.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Along with already winning three WNBA championships, the 29-year-old Wilson became the league’s first four-time MVP and also won her third Defensive Player of the Year award this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The storyline for the crossover event is based on TNA wrestlers being upset that NXT superstars are holding their championships.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Six years prior, Jones, then a dual-sport athlete at the University of North Carolina, won an NCAA basketball championship and was on the court as a freshman point guard when teammate Charlotte Smith hit one of the biggest shots in college basketball history.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Along with already winning three WNBA championships, the 29-year-old Wilson became the league’s first four-time MVP and also won her third Defensive Player of the Year award this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The storyline for the crossover event is based on TNA wrestlers being upset that NXT superstars are holding their championships.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/championship. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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championship
noun
cham·pi·on·ship
ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship
1
: the act of defending as a champion
2
: the position or title of champion
3
: a contest held to find a champion
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