Explore Playoffs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Playoffs meaning
plural of playoff
Using Playoffs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of playoff
- In the example corpus, playoffs often appears in combinations such as: the playoffs, nba playoffs, playoffs in.
Context around Playoffs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Playoffs
- In this selection, "playoffs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nba, division, cup, begin, selecting and create stand out and add context to how "playoffs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2002 nba playoffs after albert, and no playoffs, cup playoffs, division playoffs and playoffs last. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "playoffs" sits close to words such as fairly, lay and delayed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with playoffs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brayden Point is having quite the playoffs for a playoffs rookie. (11 words)
Smith has said since July he’s the X factor and could be the difference between playoffs and no playoffs. (20 words)
The regular season ends April 9th and the playoffs begin April 15th so hopefully, the big fella can be back for the playoffs. (23 words)
Even though the Cowboys finished in second place in the NFC East with a 10–4 record, they qualified for the playoffs as the NFC 's wild-card team (during that time, only one wild card team from each conference entered the playoffs). (43 words)
Thirteen additional Inland teams — seven girls and six boys — qualified for this year’s playoffs either by being selected for the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division playoffs or by advancing to the semifinals of the section’s other playoff divisions. (41 words)
However, the Broncos were defeated in the Divisional round of the 2014 playoffs by the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 24–13, marking the third time in four seasons that the Broncos lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Pittsburgh made off with a pretty good haul regarding its recent draft class despite just missing the playoffs, selecting the likes of OT Broderick Jones and CB Joey Porter Jr. while still pursuing the playoffs.
The regular season ends April 9th and the playoffs begin April 15th so hopefully, the big fella can be back for the playoffs.
They not only need to make the playoffs, but need to advance deep in the playoffs, create some serious buzz, step through that window left open by the struggling Lakers, make some noise.
Thirteen additional Inland teams — seven girls and six boys — qualified for this year’s playoffs either by being selected for the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division playoffs or by advancing to the semifinals of the section’s other playoff divisions.
While the Steelers currently hold the fifth seed if the playoffs were to begin today, most people would say their method of winning games isn’t something that will last, especially in the playoffs.
With a spot in the playoffs on the line, LaGrange overcame a slow start and blew out the Tigers 78-51 to head to the semifinals and a spot in the state playoffs.
But sometimes Lawrence can be “just beat,” she said as much during a recent stretch that included the 2024 NFL Draft, the NBA Playoffs, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This is still a team trying to make the playoffs, but if Roy is trying to change something as fundamental as culture, it’s difficult to imagine that process ending by the time the playoffs start.
If the NHL were only focused on safely conducting playoffs in a hub city, I’d still be entirely bullish on the playoffs proceeding.
If you are in a head-to-head league, start mapping out exactly when your playoffs will begin as well as whether or not you need to reduce the number of teams who make the playoffs in a truncated season.
Since the Ditka era ended in 1992, the Bears have made the playoffs six times and made the playoffs in consecutive seasons twice.
Smith has said since July he’s the X factor and could be the difference between playoffs and no playoffs.
The girls have three more regular season games before the playoffs begin March 1. “I think we can go as far as we want to go in the playoffs,” the coach said.
Brayden Point is having quite the playoffs for a playoffs rookie.
Costas returned to call some games of the 2002 NBA Playoffs after Albert was injured in a car accident two days before the playoffs.
Despite posting the best record of any Canadian team in the league, the Senators failed to make the playoffs in what was considered a disappointing season (all seven Canadian teams missed the playoffs).
Even though the Cowboys finished in second place in the NFC East with a 10–4 record, they qualified for the playoffs as the NFC 's wild-card team (during that time, only one wild card team from each conference entered the playoffs).
However, the Broncos were defeated in the Divisional round of the 2014 playoffs by the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 24–13, marking the third time in four seasons that the Broncos lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Chargers shut out the Chiefs 17–0, but the Dolphins shut out the Chargers in the divisional playoffs to eliminate the Chargers.
Playoffs details Elway's ability to improvise on the fly, in part, helped Denver to make it through the playoffs, narrowly defeating the New England Patriots 22–17, and the Cleveland Browns 23–20, in the AFC Championship Game.
Phrases with playoffs
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with playoffs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the playoffs 161×
- nba playoffs 13×
- playoffs in 12×
- playoffs and 10×
- playoffs the 9×
- playoffs for 7×
- playoffs but 6×
- cup playoffs 6×
- division playoffs 5×
- playoffs on 5×