championship
the distinction or condition of being a champion: to win a championship.
advocacy or defense: championship of the underdog.
championships, a series of competitions or contests to determine a champion: the tennis championships.
Origin of championship
1Other words from championship
- pre·cham·pi·on·ship, noun
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How to use championship in a sentence
For as large a crew as it takes to be successful on the football field, it’s almost impossible to win a championship without an elite quarterback.
The NFL’s top QBs are waking up to their power, following Tom Brady and LeBron James | Jerry Brewer | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostSchottenheimer was an all-state football player and helped lead his high school’s basketball team to a state championship.
Marty Schottenheimer, one of the NFL’s winningest coaches, dies at 77 | Matt Schudel | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostLet me lay this national championship and all these Elite Eights and Sweet 16s and Final Fours out there before you.
Brenda Frese, closing in on win No. 500, has made Maryland women’s basketball a juggernaut | Kareem Copeland | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostBeal passed the mark with a left-handed layup in the second quarter to join Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes, who spent nine seasons with Washington — including the championship campaign in 1978 — and racked up more than 27,000 in his career overall.
Wizards rise to their own defense, beat the Heat on the road | Ava Wallace | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostNo one knew they would be Hall of Famers, but they had both won championships before and were the faces of their leagues.
Brady vs. Mahomes is one of the greatest Super Bowl QB matchups ever. We ranked all 55. | Scott Allen, Neil Greenberg | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Five years later she would be the first woman to win a Monster Jam Finals championship in the freestyle category.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Senate Majority Leader, a former boxer, was accused of trying to help the Ultimate Fighting championship.
We certainly should not hold a ticker-tape parade for anybody else before then, no matter who wins what championship.
It’s Time for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans to Get a Parade of Their Own | Michael Daly | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe if there were a national championship on the line, things might be different.
On the way to the 1996 World Series, the Yankees met the Baltimore Orioles in the American League championship Series.
10 Unforgettable Derek Jeter Highlights (VIDEO) | Jack Holmes | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHappily, if only incidentally, such self-defence involved the championship of the independence of Scotland.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonWell, this only shows our valiant disregard of danger, our readiness of initiative, our championship of forlorn hopes.
Bob's championship saved her from that, and, thereafter, school changed straightway for June.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.Celia had dwelt with pride on her father's championship of their cause.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. RobertsThey could find no other solution to her championship of the Parson.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for championship
/ (ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp) /
(sometimes plural) any of various contests held to determine a champion
the title or status of being a champion
support for or defence of a cause, person, etc
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