Below you will find example sentences with "series opener". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Series Opener in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: opener
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.9 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 1 middle, 14 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "series opener" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 27.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the series opener, tuesday s series opener against the, first, five and best stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with series finale, season opener, watch series, season opener, home opener and preseason opener, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with series opener
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Boston will host Miami on Wednesday night for the best-of-seven series opener. (14 words)
The Cubs beat the Mariners 3-2 in the 10th inning of their series opener Monday. (16 words)
Cincinnati has dropped four of its past five games after squandering a 3-0 lead in the series opener. (19 words)
He had a 6.48 ERA in seven postseason appearances, allowing home runs to Minnesota's Jorge Polanco and Royce Lewis in an AL Division Series opener and to Texas' Josh Jung in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. (40 words)
England took a gung-ho approach to the series opener against Australia, most strikingly when Ben Stokes declared just 78 overs into the first day in a bid to catch the tourists cold and snap up some late wickets. (39 words)
Álvarez is scheduled to start Sunday's series finale in left field, but a more accurate representation of the Astros' full-strength lineup may not arrive until Tuesday's series opener against the Indians at Progressive Field. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Australia’s best total of the series is 263 in the first innings of the second Test in Delhi, with India smashing 400 en route to a big victory in the series opener in Nagpur.
He had a 6.48 ERA in seven postseason appearances, allowing home runs to Minnesota's Jorge Polanco and Royce Lewis in an AL Division Series opener and to Texas' Josh Jung in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.
ItтАЩs hard to imagine a series where India have looked wary, even if they have bounced back from the defeat in the series opener.
Kohli had a forgetful outing in the series so far; he started off with a dismal score of five before scoring a century in the second innings in the series opener in Perth.
Álvarez is scheduled to start Sunday's series finale in left field, but a more accurate representation of the Astros' full-strength lineup may not arrive until Tuesday's series opener against the Indians at Progressive Field.
Renteria, who underwent his surgery earlier Friday, will miss the rest of the weekend series and hopes to rejoin the team for Tuesday’s series opener against the Royals.
The series opener is at Edgbaston in Birmingham, a regular venue for Ashes Test including England's nail-biting, series-turning, two-run victory in 2005.
Toyama holds off Yokohama in series openerThe Yokohama B-Corsairs faced a 58-43 deficit at halftime in Friday's series opener against the Toyama Grouses.
Boston will host Miami on Wednesday night for the best-of-seven series opener.
Centre Alex Wennberg had a goal and an assists to lift the Kraken to a 3-1 victory over the host Avalanche in their NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series opener.
Cincinnati has dropped four of its past five games after squandering a 3-0 lead in the series opener.
England took a gung-ho approach to the series opener against Australia, most strikingly when Ben Stokes declared just 78 overs into the first day in a bid to catch the tourists cold and snap up some late wickets.
Friday night's series opener with Tampa Bay was called about an hour after the scheduled first pitch and rescheduled for Monday at 4:05 p.m. The tarp was never removed from the field.
Going into the series opener in Anaheim, the Jays had hit just five home runs in their first seven games, none of which had come with anyone on base.
However, there appears to be value in considering Jordan Montgomery’s performance in the first five innings of the series opener.
It will be up to Freeland to keep the momentum going following Peter Lambert's start in the series opener.
Justin Turner and Triston Casas also homered for the Red Sox, who were swept by the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and lost the series opener to Seattle.
Labuschagne, player of the match in the series opener when he stroked a masterful 80 not out after coming in as a concussion substitute, was at his innovative, busy best.
The Cubs beat the Mariners 3-2 in the 10th inning of their series opener Monday.
The Cubs recalled Velázquez from Triple-A Iowa to replace center fielder Cody Bellinger, who went on the paternity list before Tuesday’s series opener.