(n.) A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
(n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
(n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc.
(v. i.) To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
(v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
Example Sentences:
(1) City badly missed Yaya Touré, on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, and have not won a league match since last April when he has been missing.
(2) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
(3) Having been knocked out of the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup before Christmas, they lost an FA Cup fourth-round replay at West Brom on 1 February.
(4) When you have been out for a month you need to prepare properly before you come back.” Pellegrini will make his own assessment of Kompany’s fitness before deciding whether to play him in the Bournemouth game, which he is careful to stress may not be the foregone conclusion the league table might suggest.
(5) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
(6) There was also acknowledgement for two long-term servants to the men’s game who will both leave the Premier League for Major League Soccer this summer.
(7) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
(8) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
(9) We are deeply saddened," said Nyan Win, a spokesman of National League for Democracy.
(10) Huth, a Stoke player for more than five years, has made only one Premier League appearance since suffering a knee injury in November 2013.
(11) According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, which is backing the legal challenge, every year 75,0000 17-year-olds are held in custody.
(12) October 27, 2013 7.27pm GMT Around the league And here’s how things look elsewhere, as we head into the fourth quarter: Cowboys 13-7 Lions Browns 17-20 Chiefs Dolphins 17-20 Patriots Bills 10-28 Saints Giants 15-0 Eagles 49ers 35-10 Jaguars 7.25pm GMT End of 3rd quarter: 49ers 35-10 Jaguars The quarter ends with the Jaguars facing a third-and-one at their own 32.
(13) I would like to see much more of that money go down to the grassroots.” The Premier League argues that its focus must remain on investing in the best players and facilities and claims it invests more in so-called “good causes” than any other football league.
(14) John Carver witnessed signs of much-needed improvement from the visitors in a purposeful spell either side of the interval but it was not enough to prevent a fifth successive Premier League defeat.
(15) "Consider this, all six or so hours of his Champions League finals would have been torture."
(16) Just when Everton thought they might start 2014 by keeping Liverpool out of the Champions League positions, they came close to failing the wet Wednesday at Stoke test thanks to a goal from an Anfield loanee.
(17) The joint Premier League leaders announced the 21-year-old, who can play in central midfield or at right-back, had signed a contract until 2020.
(18) The National Basketball Players Association has asked the NBA to ban Sterling from attending playoff games and to impose the league's maximum penalties if the comments are verified to be his.
(19) FC Terek Grozny, the newly energised team based in the troubled Caucasus republic of Chechnya , is hoping a slew of high-profile international acquisitions will help it make waves in the Russian premier league, which kicked off last weekend.
(20) Champions League would be better than Europa League, but it makes it difficult to get the result.
Leaguer
Definition:
(n.) The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
(n.) A siege or beleaguering.
(v. t.) To besiege; to beleaguer.
Example Sentences:
(1) Iceland’s players are in there bobbing up and down like a bunch of non‑leaguers ecstatic at being drawn against Everton in the third round of the Cup, a reminder of the miniature scale of this obsessive social experiment.
(2) Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer first openly gay active pro baseball player Read more “People keep saying I’m brave.
(3) The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Denson, with the help of former major leaguer Billy Bean, reached out to the newspaper to tell his story.
(4) Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer David Denson has become the first openly gay player on a team affiliated with major league baseball.
(5) 10.25pm BST The list Just to reconfirm, here is a list of those who were suspended today for their links to the Biogenesis of America anti-aging clinic which was accused of providing MLB players with performance-enhancing drugs: Major League players Alex Rodriguez, 3B, New York Yankees Everth Cabrera, SS, San Diego Padres Antonio Bastardo, P, Philadelphia Phillies Francisco Cervelli, C, New York Yankees Jesus Montero, C, Seattle Mariners Jhonny Peralta, SS, Detroit Tigers Jordany Valdespin, INF, New York Mets Minor leaguers players Sergio Escalona, P, Houston Astros Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Yankees Jordan Norberto, P, free agent Antonio Bastardo, P, Philadelphia Phillies Cesar Puello, OF, New York Mets All players will serve suspensions of 50 games starting immediately with the exception of Jordan Norberto, whose suspension begins when he signs with a team, and Alex Rodriguez, whose suspension of 211 games begins on Thursday and is pending an appeal.
(6) The good news is the success rate of the surgery which, judged by those major leaguers that make it back to The Show, approaches 80%.
(7) Wilson says that unlike most major leaguers who are usually the best guys on their team by the age of 11 or 12, he didn’t have the physical tools to match his peers until he was a sophomore in college.
(8) 8.12pm BST The list First things first, who is suspended: Major League players Alex Rodriguez, 3B, New York Yankees Everth Cabrera, SS, San Diego Padres Antonio Bastardo, P, Philadelphia Phillies Francisco Cervelli, C, New York Yankees Jesus Montero, C, Seattle Mariners Jhonny Peralta, SS, Detroit Tigers Jordany Valdespin, INF, New York Mets Minor leaguers players Sergio Escalona, P, Houston Astros Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Yankees Jordan Norberto, P, free agent Antonio Bastardo, P, Philadelphia Phillies Cesar Puello, OF, New York Mets Updated at 8.27pm BST 8.06pm BST MLB suspends 13 players for involvement in drug scandal Major League Baseball has suspended 13 players due to their involvement with Biogenesis of America, the now closed anti-aging wellness clinic accused of supplying performance-enhancing drugs to MLB players.
(9) Delabar would be an unlikely All-Star, one with a story – which Canada's National Post describes as: Struggling minor-leaguer throws pitch and fractures elbow.
(10) The symptoms and findings were quite similar to the previously reported involvement of the medial epicondylar epiphysis or "Little Leaguer's elbow.