tournament
noun
a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests.
tournaments
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pluralof tournament.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Although Koepka rejoined the Tour this year through a special returning member program crafted for recent major champions who had left, he spent the year shut out from many of its biggest tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Salvadoran had already officiated games featuring Messi during his career in various tournaments and at the 2026 World Cup, he faced some of the most renowned soccer players on the planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But after days of criticism - including Uefa's 55 nations threatening to boycott all Fifa tournaments - Infantino was forced to withdraw the plan.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Between now and 2030, there will be two Nations League tournaments and two Concacaf Gold Cups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Far into the night he’d play over the latest games by himself—from tournaments in places ranging from England to Latvia to Yugoslavia to Bulgaria—and he’d hiss and scream as he followed the moves.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
