Examples of tier in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the bottom tier of entrants
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An undefeated season for the first team could see Leyton Orient skip tier six altogether next season, earning promotion directly to tier five by application if adequate infrastructure is in place.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The iconic filmmaker entered a special awards tier on Sunday with his first Grammy win, received for producing the Music by John Williams doc that won the best music film category.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Comcast had wanted to tier the network to a more expensive sports bundle, forcing people who watched Yankees games to pay more, but YES argued Comcast doesn’t tier Mets’ network SNY because Comcast is a minority owner of SNY.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An undefeated season for the first team could see Leyton Orient skip tier six altogether next season, earning promotion directly to tier five by application if adequate infrastructure is in place.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tier. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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tier
1 of 3 noun
: a row, rank, or layer usually arranged in a series one above the other
tiered
adjective
ˈti(ə)rd
tier
2 of 3 verb1
: to place or arrange in tiers
2
: to rise in tiers
tier
3 of 3 noun
ti·er
variants
or tyer
ˈtī(-ə)r
: a person or thing that ties
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