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

Seconds Left in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: seconds
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.3 words

Words in this phrase

seconds left

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • seconds can mean: plural of second Frequent word
  • left can mean: Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most hum... Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

13 8 seconds left to preserve 1× 14 4 seconds left setting up 1× 32 1 seconds left 1× 4 3 seconds left 1× 46 7 seconds left and 16 1× 55 2 seconds left in the 1× with 10 seconds left but beyers 1× with 14 seconds left set up 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brunelle missed the 1× charlotte struck again 1× da silva was 1× dean put through 1× down 4 2 1× gray split two 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 seconds left 1× 3 seconds left 1× after a faceoff 1× and force overtime 1× atkinson was fouled 1× brink of elimination 1×

Context words

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

game 9× two 9× remaining 6× first 5× free 4× throws 4× basket 4× ball 4× period 4× scored 4× final 4× missed 3×

Related phrases

left tackle left wing left arm left hand left leg left foot bottom left left behind left guard two seconds

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around seconds:

two seconds 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

secondary schools secondary school secondary education sec yield sec tournament sec network

Just after it in the phrase index:

seconds remaining secret service secret square sector banks secure data securities act

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

seconds remaining

Same ending:

bottom left pictured left turn left upper left subsequently left

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "seconds left" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 31.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 13 8 seconds left to preserve, 14 4 seconds left setting up, game, two and remaining stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with left tackle, left wing, left arm and two seconds, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with seconds left

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

Short example sentences

Charlotte struck again with 55.2 seconds left in the first period, just four seconds after a faceoff. (18 words)

Toffoli put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 with 54 seconds remaining, then scored an empty-netter with 4.3 seconds left. (21 words)

With six seconds left in the game, which freshman guard Desiree Oliver tied with 39 seconds left, senior guard Tanaya Atkinson was fouled. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Dean put through a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left to extend the lead to three, then nearly picked up steal in the final seconds that forced a long, low-percentage attempt to tie from the Lions that fell well short ending the game. (46 words)

The Longhorns won two games in three days that came down to the final seconds, first with Courtney Ramey hitting a driving shot with 20 seconds left and then surviving two final-possession 3-pointers to edge Davidson in Monday’s first round. (43 words)

In the final seconds of the extra period, Towson junior midfielder Jon Mazza dove to escape the Ohio State defense and rattled off a close-range shot past senior goalie Matthew Smidt with seven seconds left on the clock. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Brunelle missed the three with five seconds left, and Aneesah Morrow iced the game with a pair of free throws with two seconds left.

Minster took the lead for good with 33 seconds left on a Prenger basket, then after Ottoville missed two shots, the Wildcats got an insurance basket from Taylor Kogge with eight seconds left.

The Tigers turned the ball over with 20 seconds left and Sisseton took advantage as Dylan Goodhart hit a three-pointer with 14.4 seconds left, setting up Halsey’s game-winning heroics.

With six seconds left in the game, which freshman guard Desiree Oliver tied with 39 seconds left, senior guard Tanaya Atkinson was fouled.

It was finally settled with nine seconds left when Colts rookie kicker Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the game.

Charlotte struck again with 55.2 seconds left in the first period, just four seconds after a faceoff.

Da Silva was off on a 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Seton Hall secured the loose ball and raced the other way for a KC Ndefo dunk while being fouled with 32.1 seconds left.

Down 4-2, Beaudoin scored 47 seconds into the third period before Jelsma netted the game-tying goal to send it to overtime with 57 seconds left in regulation.

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Trailing by two with eight seconds remaining in the game, Harris hit a driving layup with three seconds left to tie to the game at 70 and sent the contest into overtime.

Dean put through a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left to extend the lead to three, then nearly picked up steal in the final seconds that forced a long, low-percentage attempt to tie from the Lions that fell well short ending the game.

Three plays and 18 seconds later, Reed caught a ball on a crossing pattern, raced 25 yards through the secondary and bulled his way into the end zone with eight seconds left in the half.

Gray split two free throws with 20.8 seconds remaining to give the Sparks a two-point advantage before Stewart's tying basket with 14 seconds left set up the suspenseful finish.

The calls the Lakers’ took issue with came with 46.7 seconds left and 16.8 seconds remaining, the first one charged to Markieff Morris and the other charged to Anthony Davis.

The Longhorns won two games in three days that came down to the final seconds, first with Courtney Ramey hitting a driving shot with 20 seconds left and then surviving two final-possession 3-pointers to edge Davidson in Monday’s first round.

Toffoli put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 with 54 seconds remaining, then scored an empty-netter with 4.3 seconds left.

West missed a jumper with 10 seconds left, but Beyers got the rebound and scored with five seconds to go to tie the game and force overtime.

His basket down low with 30 seconds remaining put Minnesota up for good, and he made two free throws with 13.8 seconds left to preserve a three-point lead.

In the final seconds of the extra period, Towson junior midfielder Jon Mazza dove to escape the Ohio State defense and rattled off a close-range shot past senior goalie Matthew Smidt with seven seconds left on the clock.

Scheifele scored with 28 seconds left in the first period and tacked on an empty-netter with 11 seconds remaining, pushing the Wild to the brink of elimination.

The hosts came out and worked the ball around the perimeter, Michael Carter III finally getting it on the left side and dropping in a left-handed jumper with two seconds left for the decisive points.

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