Examples of hockey in a Sentence
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The Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world — and, at times, themselves — in the playoffs last season.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Her mission: reunite with the man who put his body on the line to protect her son this past Thursday at a Cleveland Monsters hockey game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
—George Solis, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
The deal would transfer the franchise’s hockey operations first to the NHL and then to Smith, who plans to move the team to Salt Lake City, the AP reported.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
On a recent weeknight in Erie, Pa., the local minor league hockey team hosted a playoff game for the first time in years.
—Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
There was no hockey background, but patrons couldn’t get over the 6-8 frame.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Women’s pro hockey has a fractured history, with various leagues on four continents dividing up the talent and fans.
—David Waldstein Mimi D’autremont, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Anaheim is Orange County's most populous city and home to 345,000 people as well as a major league baseball team and a national hockey league team.
—Amy Taxin, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As a junior at Harvard, in 2001, Clark left to play hockey for the Washington Capitals.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Her mission: reunite with the man who put his body on the line to protect her son this past Thursday at a Cleveland Monsters hockey game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
—George Solis, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
The deal would transfer the franchise’s hockey operations first to the NHL and then to Smith, who plans to move the team to Salt Lake City, the AP reported.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
On a recent weeknight in Erie, Pa., the local minor league hockey team hosted a playoff game for the first time in years.
—Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
There was no hockey background, but patrons couldn’t get over the 6-8 frame.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Women’s pro hockey has a fractured history, with various leagues on four continents dividing up the talent and fans.
—David Waldstein Mimi D’autremont, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Anaheim is Orange County's most populous city and home to 345,000 people as well as a major league baseball team and a national hockey league team.
—Amy Taxin, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As a junior at Harvard, in 2001, Clark left to play hockey for the Washington Capitals.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hockey. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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