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

Playoff Berth in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: playoff
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28 words

Words in this phrase

playoff berth

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • playoff can mean: A final game in a series needed to break a tie. Frequent word
  • berth can mean: Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the wa... Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

a secure playoff berth 1× an automatic playoff berth by finishing 1× clinch a playoff berth in a 1× clinch a playoff berth with a 1× clinched a playoff berth and 12 1× clinched a playoff berth back in 1× clinched a playoff berth with four 1× d2 5a playoff berth 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a loss would 1× as the texans 1× dolphins coach mike 1× he regained his 1× however they may 1× if the trailblazers 1×

Common sentence endings:

a playoff berth 3× 2009 10 capitals 1× 5a playoff berth 1× another playoff berth 1× at loandepot park 1× at the moment 1×

Context words

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

season 7× clinched 5× teams 4× first 4× four 3× afc 3× sunday 3× games 3× regular 3× final 2× two 2× spots 2×

Related phrases

playoff game football playoff playoff series first playoff playoff games playoff spot playoff appearances

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around playoff:

playoff game 20× football playoff 18× playoff series 10× first playoff 8× playoff games 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

playoff appearances playing alongside players explore play vital play store plausible explanation

Just after it in the phrase index:

playoff game playoff games playoff series playoff spot playoffs last playstation showcase

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

playoff game playoff series playoff games playoff spot playoff appearances

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "playoff berth" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 28 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a secure playoff berth, an automatic playoff berth by finishing, season, clinched and teams stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with playoff game, football playoff, playoff series, playoff game, football playoff and playoff series, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with playoff berth

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

Short example sentences

A loss would have cost them a playoff berth. (9 words)

The Detroit Lions didn’t need a playoff berth as motivation Sunday night. (13 words)

The defending Super Bowl champs were 7-4, on course for another playoff berth. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams. (45 words)

Normally a first baseman or a designated hitter, Tellez took the mound in the ninth inning and fired a scoreless frame on Friday night and helped the Brewers clinch a playoff berth in a 16-1 win over the Marlins at loanDepot Park. (43 words)

Only four teams have clinched a playoff berth, with four teams fighting for the final two playoff spots (the Ravens and Colts are in, with the Steelers and Titans on the outside of the playoff picture at the moment). (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Only four teams have clinched a playoff berth, with four teams fighting for the final two playoff spots (the Ravens and Colts are in, with the Steelers and Titans on the outside of the playoff picture at the moment).

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams.

The Bills have clinched the AFC East, the Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth, and 12 more playoff spots are up for grabs.

They clinched a playoff berth back in early March and tied San Jose for the second-fewest games needed to claim a playoff spot with 68, only one behind the 2009-10 Capitals.

A loss would have cost them a playoff berth.

As the Texans square off against AFC divisional rival Tennessee Titans in their final regular season home game on Sunday, the team eyes a playoff berth for the first time in four years.

He regained his mobility and accuracy and led the Chargers to a 10-7 record and their first playoff berth since the 2018 season.

However, they may not be far off from a playoff berth, as the two teams ahead of them were Temple and Villanova, squads that the Bobcats lost hard-fought games to at crucial points last season.

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If the Trailblazers are not selected to the Open bracket, they’ll play in the Division 1 playoffs, having earned an automatic playoff berth by finishing in third place in the Mission League.

It wouldn’t have made sense for me to ignore everything I’ve been told and heard about the team’s needs since their better-than-predicted run ended a couple of games short of a playoff berth.

Normally a first baseman or a designated hitter, Tellez took the mound in the ninth inning and fired a scoreless frame on Friday night and helped the Brewers clinch a playoff berth in a 16-1 win over the Marlins at loanDepot Park.

Now it’s time for him to show what he’s made of as he and the Steelers look to rebound and get back on the right track as they pursue a playoff berth.

Scouting Valley West: The Spartans lost 50-14 to Hazleton Area, a setback that all but shut the door on a D2-5A playoff berth.

That was after he became a hero of sorts last season when his 50-yard field goal with 18 seconds left secured Miami’s first playoff berth since the 2016 season.

The Cowboys are 10-4, which means that McCarthy is now 40-24 in the regular season with the Cowboys, and they have clinched their third playoff berth in a row.

The defending Super Bowl champs were 7-4, on course for another playoff berth.

The Detroit Lions didn’t need a playoff berth as motivation Sunday night.

The Giants’ situation exemplifies the unpredictability of baseball – even a series of favorable matchups can’t guarantee a secure playoff berth.

The hopes of a lot more than just a playoff berth are potentially on the line.

The Posse, which has already secured its playoff berth, has 11 more contests in the regular season.

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