Examples of prelim in a Sentence
a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room
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Hruby is headed to the prelims for the Pan Am Games in eastern Iowa next month.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
On Friday during prelim races, Dion praised the performance of his final relay team, the 400 free, in making the championship final despite two of the four swimmers being fatigued from having individual races right before.
—Aro Majumder, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
After having no shots in two games on the third line with Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson, Connor sat in the final prelim game against Germany and was the 14th forward during line rushes at Tuesday’s practice in preparation for Wednesday’s quarterfinal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Who's on the prelims and early prelims cards for UFC 325?
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
On Friday during prelim races, Dion praised the performance of his final relay team, the 400 free, in making the championship final despite two of the four swimmers being fatigued from having individual races right before.
—Aro Majumder, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
After having no shots in two games on the third line with Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson, Connor sat in the final prelim game against Germany and was the 14th forward during line rushes at Tuesday’s practice in preparation for Wednesday’s quarterfinal.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Who's on the prelims and early prelims cards for UFC 325?
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prelim
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“Prelim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelim. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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