How to Use team in a Sentence

team

1 of 3 noun
  • A dog team pulled the sled.
  • We worked as a team to put out the fire.
  • They are the worst team in baseball.
  • He is the best player on his team.
  • The company hired a team of lawyers to advise them.
  • To get the job done more quickly, we split up into teams.
  • Plays help the team get sparked up.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • You won't be liked by your team.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What does that say about your team?
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But end of the day, great team win.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • His team has lost four of its last six.
    Gary Bedore march 4, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But the Sabres aren’t most teams.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • How are the Braves the best team?
    Chad Jennings, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The Jets could be one such team.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But the team didn’t have the win to show for it.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Even the teams with byes face four games to win it all.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The styling team has knocked it out of the park yet again.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The team will never be the same.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Our teams have never done that.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Both were on the team last season.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Clement has to make this team somewhere.
    Chad Jennings, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Both teams have played a clean game so far with eight turnovers apiece.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • What are the teams doing over there?
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Those teams looked inward and built.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Because that’s a huge hole for this team.
    Alex Zietlow april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The teams meet for the fourth time this season.
    ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The teams meet for the fourth time this season.
    ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Close teams will remain sticky for a few weeks.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And this football team is made of the right stuff.
    Jon MacHota, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The teams square off for the third time this season.
    ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026

team

2 of 3 adjective
  • When cross-team projects arise, raise your hand.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Another path is joining a cross-team project.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The intra-team tension is not subtle.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Failing to reply can mark you as a non-team player or, worse, a bad person.
    Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The move to sixth pulled the club narrowly out of a multi-team tie for seventh place.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2022
  • To be sure, a rec-team renaissance alone won’t stop club sports’ momentum.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Multi-team events will not be permitted for the winter season.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • This reduced our stand-up meetings by 80% while boosting cross-team awareness.
    Alexey Kachalov, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This is the orthodox paddock view of intra-team title battles.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Players who are rehabbing injuries may be forced to move to a non-team facility.
    Bobby Nightengale, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Health protocols established by the ACC will be in place as well. Check out our primer on the eight teams coming to Louisville for the multi-team event.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Though a few multi-team events for non-conference games are still on track, a bunch of others have fallen apart or are shifting in real time.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2020
  • That very well could change, hinging on the results of the inter-team championship race in 2021.
    Nathan Brown, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2021
  • In 2023, the Pacers traded away pick 32 in a multi-team deal.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The program will look to add a multi-team tournament on the schedule, but preferably one that does not involve playing in three games in three days.
    Sam Blum, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Should the Hornets finish in a multi-team tie, it will be settled by the best head-to-head winning percentage in all games.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Sun Devils are replacing Michigan, which dropped out of the multi-team event.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Larger, multi-team meets must adhere to that same 50-person restriction .
    Gregg Voss, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2020
  • The world of high-level recruiting also leads to come inter-team relationships.
    Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The game against the Hilltoppers presents another quick turn-around for Louisville, as is the nature of these multi-team events.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Multi-team sports, including baseball and soccer, have also been cleared to resume on June 1.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2021
  • The pandemic has already forced several programs to back out of multi-team events and postpone their season openers.
    Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Many of those challenges won’t be solved by skill-building alone – they’ll be rooted in systems, processes, cross-team dynamics, or lack of support.
    Lavinia Mehedintu, Big Think, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Hold cross-team meetings to detangle root causes, opportunities and risks.
    Matthew Ross, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Evansville was not committed to another multi-team event at the time Southern Illinois withdrew.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Fallbrook High School hosted all of those meets and also won the boys team league championship with Ramona taking third place.
    Joe Naiman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018
  • Jackson had his contract bought out last season, while Kennard was dealt in a multi-team swap that allowed the Pistons to draft Bey.
    Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2021
  • His biggest move before March 21 could be to use some of the Wings' salary cap space as a conduit in a multi-team trade and come out of it with a draft pick.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2022
  • For decades, basketball programs have participated in games or multi-team events organized by third-party groups at neutral sites.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • There isn’t an umbrella name for the tournament as the NCAA has a cap of eight teams for multi-team tournaments.
    oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2022

team

3 of 3 verb
  • Her look was teamed with brunette locks worn in loose curls and nude-toned makeup.
    Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • This was not the first time the two have teamed together.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Segel, meanwhile, donned a black suit teamed with a white shirt and light gray tie.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The second set will team them with an array of guest artists.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Her cropped white top was teamed with a long skirt that featured a slit up to her thigh.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Work a touch of sport in by teaming it up with a bomber cotton zip-up.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Twain, known for her evolving hairstyles, rocked new bangs teamed with long auburn locks.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Loafers are an easy staple to team with trousers, skirts, jeans, and more at the office.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Father and son teamed for the first time in that charity race.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • Her outfit was teamed with a small Dior purse and pink pointed-toe heels.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • It’s teamed with matching lounge pants that have an adjustable drawstring waist.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Earle teamed the mesh pumps with a body-hugging olive green minidress with lace trimming.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The singer brings the high-fashion drama in a white suit teamed with a bold feather coat.
    Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Over the past few weeks, Sheridan felt the need to do both and has now teamed with his old pal.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The fast-food giant has teamed with Paramount Caviar for the kits.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The fast-food giant has teamed with Paramount Caviar for the kits.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Oldacre nails a hook shot and hits a layup while being triple teamed as Texas slows down its offense.
    Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
  • At the awards show, Swift teamed the ring with a sage green two-piece set by Wiederhoeft.
    Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The Poosh founder teamed her jacket and unbuttoned shorts with a black top.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • As a result, these telescopes are likely to remain teamed for years to come.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The duo has been teaming together for months without a moniker.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The actress teamed her head-turning ensemble with a chin-length bob.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For glam, Collins brought her signature bold lip to the carpet teamed with a smoky eye.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And her past comments certainly doesn't help team chemistry by any means.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Protections can be different from team to team.
    Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Harrop and Anselmet teamed to win the mixed relay at worlds in March.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is often referred to as red-teaming AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Jenner teamed her look with dangling gold earrings and a pair of nude heels from the fashion house while her hair was curled.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Avoid this by taking cues from this fashion show-goer and teaming yours with a classic trench coat.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Meachum, 31, led the Carmel boys team to a state championship in June.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2023

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