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

Nine Games in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: nine
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.9 words

Words in this phrase

nine games

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • nine can mean: A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. Common word
  • games can mean: plural of game Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

action in nine games but none 1× breakups in nine games after recording 1× goals in nine games washu is 1× he started nine games and actually 1× highest after nine games of a 1× his first nine games this season 1× his first nine games with eight 1× in those nine games averaging 1 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as bad as 1× backup quarterback devin 1× bu s 2018 1× but after shooting 1× defeat to manchester 1× following evans start 1×

Common sentence endings:

18 from nine 1× a passing touchdown 1× all last season 1× all texan wins 1× bolts and avs 1× by one run 1×

Context words

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

points 7× season 6× first 5× league 4× two 3× played 3× total 3× now 3× play 3× united 2× top 2× chelsea 2×

Related phrases

olympic games epic games video games nine months nine rebounds four games card games front nine asian games nine points

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around nine:

front nine 14× nine points 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

night vision night sky night shift nigerian youths nigerian singer nigerian navy

Just after it in the phrase index:

nine months nine points nine rebounds nintendo switch ninth inning ninth straight

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

nine months nine rebounds nine points

Same ending:

olympic games epic games video games four games card games asian games

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "nine games" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as action in nine games but none, breakups in nine games after recording, points, season and first stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with olympic games, epic games, video games, front nine and nine points, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with nine games

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

Short example sentences

Backup quarterback Devin Tate has thrown for nine touchdowns in nine games with no interceptions. (15 words)

They played 10 games in December and are now slated to play nine games in January. (16 words)

While LaGrange and Troup will each play 10 regular-season games, Callaway will play nine games. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Van Komen saw action in nine games, but none since playing two minutes against Cal on Feb. 8. He played a total of 43 minutes in those nine games, averaging 1.7 points per game, while hitting seven of his 10 field-goal attempts. (44 words)

Liverpool are now two points behind in the Premier League with nine games to go – though Klopp can console himself that six of the Reds’ remaining league games are against teams in the bottom half of the table. (38 words)

Their tally of 19 points is their highest after nine games of a Premier League campaign for 25 years and in the 15 games they have played in all competitions, Emery's side have scored 41 goals. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Well, United stay top with 23 points from nine games; Chelsea are second with 20 from eight, Arsenal third with 19 from nine and City fourth with 18 from nine.

Van Komen saw action in nine games, but none since playing two minutes against Cal on Feb. 8. He played a total of 43 minutes in those nine games, averaging 1.7 points per game, while hitting seven of his 10 field-goal attempts.

Through his first nine games this season, Trubisky threw for a total of nine passing touchdowns including five games without a passing touchdown.

Backup quarterback Devin Tate has thrown for nine touchdowns in nine games with no interceptions.

Following Evans’ start against Samford, all nine of the Govs’ newcomers have seen action through the opening nine games of the season.

With a 6-2-1 record and a defense that has allowed only nine goals in nine games, WashU is ready to take on UAA competition.

Defeat to Manchester left the 2016 champions with only nine points from nine games since the league resumed — allowing both United and Chelsea to overtake them.

So has Plunkett, a redshirt-freshman wide receiver, who caught nine passes for 119 yards and one touchdown in nine games in 2019.

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Gilmore now is up to 12 pass breakups in nine games after recording nine all last season.

MGA, conversely, had a bounce-back year, winning its first nine games before dropping five of its final nine to finish fourth in Class AA South (see sidebar, below, for links to previous game stories).

Rowdy Tellez, 1B, Blue Jays (at Orioles, Monday-Wednesday): He’s been rowdy to AL pitchers in his first nine games with eight of his first nine hits being of the extra base persuasion.

But after shooting 40% or better behind the arc in seven of nine games, things have begun to even out the last three games.

Their tally of 19 points is their highest after nine games of a Premier League campaign for 25 years and in the 15 games they have played in all competitions, Emery's side have scored 41 goals.

There are nine games for Valentine's Day starting at 7:00 PM ET, with top games being Canes and Caps, Kraken and Jets, Bruins and Stars, and Bolts and Avs.

They played 10 games in December and are now slated to play nine games in January.

While LaGrange and Troup will each play 10 regular-season games, Callaway will play nine games.

As bad as our team was that year, we lost the first nine games by a total of 76 points — whereas Toronto has lost TWO games by a combined margin of 75 points.

In 2015, his second season, he started nine games, and actually had three 100 yard games, all Texan wins.

Liverpool are now two points behind in the Premier League with nine games to go – though Klopp can console himself that six of the Reds’ remaining league games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.

BU’s 2018 season has been highlighted by losses in close games, as shown by the Bearcats only winning one out of nine games decided by one run.

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