tourney
noun
ˈtər- also ˈtȯr-
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Definition of tourney
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tourney
verbDefinition of tourney (Entry 2 of 2)
: to perform in a tournament
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Synonyms for tourney
Synonyms: Noun
bout, competition, contest, event, game, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament
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Examples of tourney in a Sentence
Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourneyRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Coach of the Year Mike Reid, Mason - The Comets won the boys state team title with an impressive showing at the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association team tourney in Reynoldsburg. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Announcing 2017-18 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky high school Spring All-Stars," 29 June 2018 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Sutton, a senior from Birmingham, England, led the tourney after one round. — Gary Bedore, kansascity, "KU men's golf team wins Pacific Regional, advances to NCAA Championships | The Kansas City Star," 16 May 2018 Burns played a bogey-free round of 68 to finish the tourney in an eighth-place tie two strokes ahead of Woods. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Sam I Am: Former LSU golfer Sam Burns is a fast-rising star on the pro tour," 21 Apr. 2018 The Highlanders already qualified for the state tourney June 1 at their qualifier. — Jason Mcdaniel, Houston Chronicle, "High school notebook: Mike Williams becomes baseball coach at The John Cooper School," 14 June 2018 Along with the top three teams, nine players from other schools also qualified for the state tourney. Rancho Bernardo sophomore Darien Zhao (71) and La Costa Canyon junior Kento Yamasaki (71) tied for fifth place to advance. — Glae Thien, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Torrey Pines wins SoCal Regional boys golf championship," 24 May 2018 Finau and Summerhays, sitting at 19-under 197 for the tourney, could have gone in the tank Saturday when Finau hit out-of-bounds on the par-4, 490-yard 10th hole. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Sunday's Zurich Classic 4th Round pairings," 28 Apr. 2018 Senior Kevin Seuch and sophomore Gavin Emenaker were named to the all-tourney team, while senior Chris Gavris was named Tournament MVP. — Dan Mcloone, BostonGlobe.com, "Latin Academy volleyball counts on the 9-man game," 27 Apr. 2018 Hunter, then a springy junior center, had a stellar postseason, made the all-NCAA tourney team and, two years later, earned a berth with the Baltimore Bullets as an NBA rookie in 1964. — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, "Catching up with ... former Loyola Chicago and Bullets player Les Hunter," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tourney.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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