(n.) A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.
(n.) Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
Example Sentences:
(1) The governing body said then that Russia’s hosting of the 2018 tournament was not in jeopardy.
(2) At least any notion that this tournament had meant little to the European champions can be dispelled.
(3) Wimbledon said the world No1 Williams had been suffering from a viral illness and it was a sad and bizarre end to the American’s tournament, not to mention a worrying sight, seeing her hardly able to play.
(4) This is what we hope is the best golf tournament in the world, one of the greatest sporting events, and I think we will have a very impressive audience and have another great champion to crown this year."
(5) Europe produced the greatest comeback in the tournament's history to reel in the US and retain the trophy.
(6) When you score a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a World Cup Final with tens of millions of people watching across the world, essentially ending the match and clinching the tournament before most players worked up a sweat or Japan had a chance to throw in the towel, your status as a sports legend is forever secure – and any favorable comparisons thrown your way are deserved.
(7) I feel like my game is at a point where if I play well, I have got a chance to win this tournament.
(8) From the shallow pool of talent to the lack of a definable playing style and questions over whether they can handle the step up from qualification to tournament football, this is now England.
(9) There's undoubtedly going to be some goals scored in this tournament which, in previous tournaments with different balls, wouldn't have been scored.
(10) "With Jozy we've got to see how he now reacts the next couple days with his hamstring and we're full of hope that he comes back still in this tournament – and that's what we kind of work on every day," Klinsmann said.
(11) A regular alongside another Espanyol old boy, Víctor Ruiz, at the heart of their defence, Bailly – who moved to Spain at the age of 17 after being spotted at a youth tournament in Burkina Faso – has impressed with his speed and power.
(12) Peter McVitie, writing for the excellent Benefoot.net , summed up the public opinion like this: Heading into the tournament in Brazil, no one, especially the Dutch fans and media, gave them a chance.
(13) His "Oh God" prayer was actually written after the England team failed in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but is likely to be useful in all future tournaments as well.
(14) As Les Bleus returned to Paris after crashing out of the tournament in the first round , the French leader also called a crisis meeting of ministers over the debacle in South Africa.
(15) This team flamed out early in the last two tournaments despite big expectations.
(16) Gerrard genuinely has postponed the issue while he pours his life into this tournament.
(17) It’s not just in the prize money where a difference can be seen in how Fifa approaches the women’s version of its top tournament.
(18) This was a high-profile event in an eminent tournament, but Arsenal could hardly be left to enjoy it in simple terms.
(19) He’s a great defender when he hits you but when you have guys like Matt Giteau who is light on his feet and can change direction …” And what of England, hosts of the tournament who, beset by selection quandaries, forgot the fundamentals against France last weekend.
(20) This from Ooomph below the line: They have a massive system right from developing players through to preparing for major tournaments.
Tourney
Definition:
(v. t.) A tournament.
(n.) To perform in tournaments; to tilt.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cyclical nature of pyromania has parallels in cycles of reform in standards of civil commitment (Livermore, Malmquist & Meehl, 1958; Dershowitz, 1974), in the use of physical therapies and medications (Tourney, 1967; Mora, 1974), in treatment of the chronically mentally ill (Deutsch, 1949; Morrissey & Goldman, 1984), and in institutional practices (Treffert, 1967; Morrissey, Goldman & Klerman (1980).
(2) "i thought van Persie's equaliser against Taki-Tiki FC might well turn out to be a defining moment of this tourney," he writes, laughing in the face of capitalisation.
(3) "However," says Robbie Devine, "following a pitch invasion in which Rangers fans fought with Franco's facist police force, the Gers support being cheered on by the Catalan locals, Uefa imposed a two year ban on the club competing in any European tourney.
(4) "Do you remember a single tourney where you have not once heard the crowd in an uproar about some mistake?