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

Elite Eight in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: elite
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

elite eight

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • elite can mean: Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. Frequent word
  • eight can mean: A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

to the elite eight 3× in the elite eight for the 2× after that elite eight run 1× his elite eight appearance in 1× in an elite eight game march 1× in the elite eight itself to 1× in the elite eight round and 1× made the elite eight a year 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a record 1× baylor fell four 1× brownell has his 1× bryan greenlee l 1× but the coach 1× despite a losing 1×

Common sentence endings:

the elite eight 4× elite eight run 2× advance to houston 1× began in 1979 1× eight appearance again 1× eight in 2021 1×

Context words

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

year 5× game 4× appearance 4× points 3× season 3× run 3× tournament 3× mark 3× miami 3× hurricanes 3× final 3× first 3×

Related phrases

eight hours eight rebounds eight points eight assists elite wrestling elite level

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around elite:

elite wrestling 9× elite level 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

eliminate hamas eligible receiver eligibility requirements eligibility criteria eli cohen elementary teachers

Just after it in the phrase index:

elite level elite wrestling elizabeth warren elon musk email address email addresses

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

elite wrestling elite level

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "elite eight" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as to the elite eight, in the elite eight for the, year, game and appearance stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with eight hours, eight rebounds, eight points, elite wrestling and elite level, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with elite eight

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

Short example sentences

The Miami Hurricanes are going to their second straight Elite Eight. (11 words)

Baylor fell four points short of advancing to the Elite Eight on Saturday. (13 words)

Bryan Greenlee (l.), Brandon Weatherspoon (r.) and the Owls advance to the Elite Eight. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama, the N-C-A-A men’s tournament will not have a Number 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979. (42 words)

Eric Musselman’s program had another impressive tournament showing, with the signature victory over the defending national champion Jayhawks, but the Hogs were denied a third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight. (32 words)

Brownell has his work cut out for him on the recruiting trial, but Clemson fans are hoping it won’t take another 44 years until they see an Elite Eight Appearance again. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Julian Strawther added 11 points for the Bulldogs, who had a 12-game winning streak halted while playing in the Elite Eight for the fifth time in the past eight tournaments.

Bryan Greenlee (l.), Brandon Weatherspoon (r.) and the Owls advance to the Elite Eight.

Despite a losing record, Oregon State is much improved from last season’s 3-28, following a run to the Elite Eight in 2021.

Eric Musselman’s program had another impressive tournament showing, with the signature victory over the defending national champion Jayhawks, but the Hogs were denied a third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight.

Florida Atlantic’s Bryan Greenlee takes a three-point attempt against Kansas State’s David N’Guessan in an Elite Eight game March 25. Both players are transfers.

His Elite Eight appearance in 2022, despite the losses of Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark, was the latest feather in his coaching cap.

Mark's 2021-2022 season ended after shoulder surgery, which kept him out of the Coogs' Elite Eight run.

The closest game was against Miami, who overcame a double-digit deficit in the Elite Eight itself to even advance to Houston.

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The Hurricanes deserve a ton of credit as the only team who made the Elite Eight a year ago to return to this stage of the tournament in 2023.

The Hurricanes scored the final 10 points, just barely getting out of the first round only a year after reaching the Elite Eight.

The Miami Hurricanes are going to their second straight Elite Eight.

The UConn men’s program is now 6-7 in the Elite Eight round and 4-1 in Final Four games all-time.

They followed that up with an Elite Eight appearance last year even after starting guards Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark sustained season-ending injuries in December.

This is the first year that a beer named Octoberfest/Oktoberfest has not made it to the Elite Eight.

This spells good news for recently hired head coach Rodney Terry, who led Texas to an Elite Eight March Madness appearance earlier this year as an interim head coach.

With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama, the N-C-A-A men’s tournament will not have a Number 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.

After a record-setting Elite Eight matchup against LSU, Clark and the Hawkeyes arrived in Cleveland for their Final Four game against the University of Connecticut.

Baylor fell four points short of advancing to the Elite Eight on Saturday.

Brownell has his work cut out for him on the recruiting trial, but Clemson fans are hoping it won’t take another 44 years until they see an Elite Eight Appearance again.

But the coach that led them there, Dan Monson, left for the same Minnesota team he beat after that Elite Eight run.

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