How to Use postseason in a Sentence

postseason

noun
  • The top three spenders in the game — the Mets, Yankees and Padres — all were shut out of the postseason.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For the first time, Patrick Mahomes might have to play on the road in the postseason.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The Comets have more than a week off to prepare for the postseason.
    Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • White Hall led 13-8 in the fifth set, needing 2 points to reach the postseason.
    Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The Mountain West placed seven teams in the postseason last year and six in 2021.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This season, the Royals want to return to the postseason for the first time since 2015.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Crafty folks that crunch the numbers swear the Chargers could still make the postseason.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The Chiefs finished the postseason tied for 29th in turnover margin at minus-11.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
  • All the teams that missed the postseason are in the Wembanyama Sweepstakes.
    Brian Mahoney, Chron, 13 May 2023
  • By the end of the night, the Beavers set single-game postseason records in home runs (four), hits (22) and total bases (37).
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 2 June 2023
  • Turns out the Chiefs can win in the postseason away from Arrowhead, too.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Then wait for the playoff pairings and strap in for a wild postseason.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Along with their postseason prowess, the Knights have been a longtime force in the Western League.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was supposed to be getting ready for the postseason.
    Christine Yu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Then again, no one wants to get bullied in a cringeworthy way on the way to fighting for a spot in the postseason.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And as the hunt for a spot in the postseason heats up, expect to see more upsets as the underdogs begin to hunt.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Losing stinks—and the what-ifs and could-have-beens in the postseason can be agonizing.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The same can be said for New England, which has never been on the show and also didn't appear in the 2022 postseason.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2023
  • At the trade deadline, the Angels were 4½ games back in the AL West, three games back in the wild-card hunt and were fully going for a postseason berth.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Sneed was a major part of perhaps the Chiefs’ biggest play in this year’s postseason.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In the meantime Marchand is trying to help lead his college team in the postseason.
    Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
  • If 14 teams had been a part of this year's postseason, the Chicago Cubs would have qualified as a wild-card team.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • He’s been through a lot of battles, not just during the season, but postseason.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 2 July 2023
  • The Orioles’ goals of reaching the postseason could certainly become more in reach over the next month.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Montgomery is the breakout star of this year’s postseason, having won three starts for the Texas Rangers in these playoffs.
    Lindsey Adler, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The sophomore twins have played key roles throughout Aubrey’s postseason run.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • Wednesday, the team shot only 15 free throws, their fewest this series and tied for their fewest this postseason.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Whether the trade goes down as a good one for the Orioles depends more on how Flaherty pitches down the stretch and in the postseason than how the three prospects pan out.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Bucks need to ride this duo in the postseason (especially when the game slows down and becomes a halfcourt affair).
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Knicks lost to the Heat in the second round of the playoffs last season—only their second postseason appearance in 10 years.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023

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