Playoff means A final game in a series needed to break a tie. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like contest or competition.
Playoff meaning
- A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
- A short series of games to select a league champion.
- A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
Synonyms of Playoff
Example sentences (20)
And if they can pick up one more win, they just might make one of the most improbable playoff runs in NFL history.
Alabama's Nick Saban heads into the playoff semifinals after signed the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in college football.
Also, simple fact is both KC and Buffalo assuredly had already sold out any potential playoff games at home.
Another person commented, “I can’t believe he missed that putt,” referencing that brutal lip out on the first playoff hole.
A 6-0 run in the final minute along with a handful of Riverside Poly offensive rebounds saw the Tartans’ playoff hopes fade.
All of those teams are vying for a playoff spot and any one of them could fall out of the postseason in the blink of an eye.
An even record at the bye, by the way, puts Denver right in the mix for playoff contention in the second half of the season.
After the game with members of the Grizzlies in playoff-esque euphoria, Tee and Ja shared a long embrace.
And its not like the Pack is going anywhere this year playoff-wise so who cares about an inter-NFC trade?
And yet, the Jets are still no more than two games behind every AFC playoff contender other than the 7-2 Chiefs and 7-3 Ravens.
Not many people really expected us to be fighting for a playoff spot and right now, we’re in an actual playoff spot.
However, a playoff was not needed, as the loser of such a playoff would still make the playoffs as a Wild Card team.
And he might even get enough to overcome the presumption that it goes to a quarterback who plays for one of the two No. 1 playoff seeds.
The Twins haven't won a playoff game since 2004, and even that year, they lost the playoff series to the Yankees 3-1.
Jack Roslovic earned an assist for his first career NHL playoff point in what was his first Stanley Cup playoff game.
Although, his bowl game struggles have been noted, going 1-6 in the postseason including the biggest games in the College Football Playoff.
All 12 of the playoff drivers still have that stress as non-playoff driver Ross Chastain captured the victory at Kansas.
The 81 points were the most ever in any playoff half against the Heat and the most in a playoff first half for the Bucks.
The Suns aren’t a playoff team, and the Warriors’ matchup against them didn’t have any playoff implications.
The Bills have clinched the AFC East, the Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth, and 12 more playoff spots are up for grabs.
Phrases with playoff
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with playoff
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- playoff game 30×
- the playoff 24×
- playoff spot 21×
- football playoff 18×
- playoff series 10×
- their playoff 9×
- in playoff 8×
- first playoff 8×
- playoff berth 7×
- playoff games 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word playoff. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.