Below you will find example sentences with "conference play". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Conference Play in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: conference
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.5 words

Words in this phrase

conference play

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • conference can mean: The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. Common word
  • play can mean: To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

2019 starts conference play on sunday 1× 4a northern conference play 1× american rivers conference play on nov 1× anticipates that conference play will begin 1× beginning southland conference play at uiw 1× big west conference play next week 1× deeper into conference play they will 1× game in conference play coming in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both teams stand 1× despite the importance 1× however big ten 1× northwestern had its 1× northwestern state takes 1× prior to the 1×

Common sentence endings:

in conference play 2× 1 conference record 1× a good start 1× by providence college 1× find their rhythm 1× in a row 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

non 7× start 5× big 4× game 4× league 3× team 3× dec 3× struggled 2× good 2× september 2× games 2× prior 2×

Related phrases

press conference play store conference finals conference tournament google play annual conference athletic conference developers conference eastern conference play vital

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around conference:

annual conference 10× athletic conference 10× eastern conference 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

conference finals conference championships coney island conduct endangering conduct authority condorcet winner

Just after it in the phrase index:

conference tournament confirmed case confirmed cases conflict resolution congress apc congress committee

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

conference finals conference tournament conference championships

Same ending:

google play aggressive play

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "conference play" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2019 starts conference play on sunday, 4a northern conference play, non, start and big stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with press conference, play store, conference finals, annual conference, athletic conference and eastern conference, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with conference play

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Temple, which will join the American Athletic Conference in 2019, starts conference play on Sunday. (15 words)

The conference’s best three-point shooting team in conference play started to find their rhythm. (16 words)

The two teams sit tied atop the Big Sky Conference with one day remaining in conference play. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Northwestern State takes a week and a half long break before beginning Southland Conference play at UIW on Dec. 7. The Demons return to Prather Coliseum for their final non-conference home contest Dec. 14 against former SLC member Central Arkansas. (41 words)

While TTU has struggled all conference play, Texas defense can be a good reprieve for them, a middling bunch that has struggled to defend the perimeter, allowing foes to hit on 35% of their 3-point tries in conference play. (40 words)

Northwestern had its first game in the final stretch of conference play on Thursday, with only two games left in the regular conference until the Big Ten Tournament starts on March 6. But it wasn’t a good start. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

While TTU has struggled all conference play, Texas defense can be a good reprieve for them, a middling bunch that has struggled to defend the perimeter, allowing foes to hit on 35% of their 3-point tries in conference play.

The league anticipates that conference play will begin in mid-September or late-September, with non-conference games completed prior to the start of league play.

After a 6-0 start in non-conference play, the 10th-ranked Fort Hays State women’s basketball team opens conference play Tuesday (Dec. 4) when Nebraska-Kearney travels to Hays.

However, Big Ten schools must still play one game against another power conference opponent in non-conference play.

The team finished this season’s non-conference play 10-1 and will be bringing the momentum from a nine game winning streak into Big West Conference play next week.

How’s this for intrigue: The Buffaloes open the Deion Sanders era at TCU and face hated Nebraska in the home opener; they open conference play at Oregon; and they welcome USC for the conference opener.

Temple, which will join the American Athletic Conference in 2019, starts conference play on Sunday.

Northwestern State takes a week and a half long break before beginning Southland Conference play at UIW on Dec. 7. The Demons return to Prather Coliseum for their final non-conference home contest Dec. 14 against former SLC member Central Arkansas.

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The two teams sit tied atop the Big Sky Conference with one day remaining in conference play.

Windsor 16, Jefferson Academy 2, in Broomfield: Windsor dominated this conference road affair to improve to 4-5 overall, 1-1 in 4A Northern Conference play.

Both teams stand undefeated in conference play and the winner of the match will likely move to first in the conference while the other falls.

Despite the importance of the series in conference play, Ohio State will not dwell on the need to climb the conference ladder.

Northwestern had its first game in the final stretch of conference play on Thursday, with only two games left in the regular conference until the Big Ten Tournament starts on March 6. But it wasn’t a good start.

The conference’s best three-point shooting team in conference play started to find their rhythm.

Wendt and the Duhawks are off to a 3-1 start with one more non-conference tilt before beginning American Rivers Conference play on Nov. 26.

It was the Owls’ third game in conference play, coming in with a 1-1 conference record.

Prior to the start of conference play, the Norse wrap up their non-conference schedule at the Friar Holiday Classic in Rhode Island, hosted by Providence College.

The only other major-conference player scoring that much is Purdue’s Carsen Edwards, who also has a great case as the player of the year heading into conference play.

The Wildcats went undefeated in conference play this season, winning the Southeastern Conference Championship for the second year in a row.

After all, they play in a league notorious for scoring points, and as the Cougars get deeper into conference play they will need something to lean on.

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