tournament
noun
a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests.
pretournament
-
a word derived from
tournament.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But its final pretournament tuneup, with Chile this month, was canceled in Spain because of health concerns linked to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, then relocated to France, where Les Leopards lost 2-1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Canada usually is a pretournament favorite and won gold at a rescheduled version of the event back in August after it was postponed a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
In less than two weeks, he will set a roster for the last two pretournament tests.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
Nov. 15 is likely the first day Berhalter will have his entire roster available ahead of the opener, and he probably will scrap plans for a pretournament training camp in Dubai.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
“The biggest challenge is to be patient,” Raducanu said in her pretournament news conference.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
