plural tourneys
Examples of tourney in a Sentence
Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
The amount of current players playing hurt has cast doubt on whether the Gophers would accept a spot in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), if that postseason opportunity comes up after the conference tourney.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.
—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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Noun
With the loss, the Tigers missed out on the opportunity for an SEC tourney double-bye and will be seeded between fifth and 10th, depending on a host of other results into Saturday night.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
The amount of current players playing hurt has cast doubt on whether the Gophers would accept a spot in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), if that postseason opportunity comes up after the conference tourney.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Big 12 regular season and tourney champs cruised past 16-seed SIU Edwardsville in the first round, but got a difficult test against 8-seed Gonzaga last Saturday.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.
—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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