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Sampras is an English word starting with the letter S. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Sampras in a sentence

Using Sampras

  • In the example corpus, sampras often appears in combinations such as: pete sampras, sampras in, and sampras.

Context around Sampras

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pete 12× crushed 1× left 1× retired 1× allowed 1×

Often after:

came 1× won 1× beat 1× jim 1× spent 1× coming 1× roger 1× surpass 1×

Sentence patterns with Sampras

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1 pete sampras in five 1× 20 pete sampras is next 1× 2005 both sampras and his 1× agassi and sampras came in 1× american pete sampras was battling 1× and left sampras with a 1× and pete sampras 14 1× bad for sampras because he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the birth 1× agassi lost the 1× agassi skipped most 1× although he made 1× day two friday 1× his opponent in 1×

Common sentence endings:

34 career meetings 1× a locker room 1× academy in stirling 1× as a pro 1× australian open titles 1× by pete sampras 1×

Words around Sampras

Just before it in the word index:

sampou 2 sampoornesh 2 sampo 17 samplings 21 sampling 612 samples 2.168

Just after it in the word index:

samprati 2 sampson 264 sampsons 2 sampur 2 samr 2 samra 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Sampras

  • In this selection, "sampras" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pete, crushed, left, came, won and beat stand out and add context to how "sampras" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1 pete sampras in five and 20 pete sampras is next. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sampras" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sampras

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Agassi lost the US Open final to Sampras in three sets. (11 words)

However great Federer, Nadal and Sampras are, they lack a level of energy – something I never missed with Agassi. (19 words)

Players have approached his level of achievement on other surfaces: Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova on grass. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

His opponent in the final was Pete Sampras ; a year earlier, Agassi had crushed Sampras, after which he told his coach that he felt bad for Sampras because he was never going to make it as a pro. (38 words)

Unlike Djokovic, who has peers to push him, Sampras spent his career in a mostly lonely pursuit of a long-retired player, Roy Emerson, who collected 12 major championships, including a men’s record six Australian Open titles. (38 words)

Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael Chang are other Grand Slam winners to have worked with the 66-year-old Spaniard, who is is guest coach for a week at the new LTA tennis academy in Stirling. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

His opponent in the final was Pete Sampras ; a year earlier, Agassi had crushed Sampras, after which he told his coach that he felt bad for Sampras because he was never going to make it as a pro.

The last duel between Agassi and Sampras came in the final of the US Open, which Sampras won in four sets and left Sampras with a 20–14 edge in their 34 career meetings.

The last tennis match when renowned players competed in Macau was The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown in 2007; this was the grand finale of a three-leg Pete Sampras vs Roger Federer Asia exhibition match tour.

After the birth of their second son in 2005, both Sampras and his wife Bridgette both stepped away from the limelight in a bid to focus on family life.

Novak Djokovic has 24 Grand Slam titles, Nadal has 22, and Federer has 20. Pete Sampras is next with 14. The fact that they won so many while largely playing against each other is sensational.

Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi in an all-American men’s final, while Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus in an all-American women’s final.

However great Federer, Nadal and Sampras are, they lack a level of energy – something I never missed with Agassi.

Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael Chang are other Grand Slam winners to have worked with the 66-year-old Spaniard, who is is guest coach for a week at the new LTA tennis academy in Stirling.

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The 32-year-old Serb is making a push to finish as year-end No. 1 for the sixth time, which would tie the mark held by Pete Sampras.

Unlike Djokovic, who has peers to push him, Sampras spent his career in a mostly lonely pursuit of a long-retired player, Roy Emerson, who collected 12 major championships, including a men’s record six Australian Open titles.

Day two (Friday, 30 March) saw Lorette win the 1.30m Pool 2 Two Phase on Nissan Farnham Elite Rhythm and Callaho’s Sampras coming in second.

He had an unusual entry into standup, doing his act for then-World No.1 tennis player, Pete Sampras, in a locker room.

He is 3-5 in Open finals and is tied with the former American star Pete Sampras for third on the career list with 14 Grand Slam singles title.

Players have approached his level of achievement on other surfaces: Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova on grass.

The 37-year-old has won 20 grand slam singles championships, the most ever in men's tennis, followed by Nadal with 17, then Djokovic and the retired Sampras with 14 apiece.

The American Pete Sampras was battling a stomach bug in the quarterfinals playing the unseeded Spaniard Àlex Corretja at the 1996 Open.

With 13 major titles, Djokovic now stands in fourth place in the all-time Grand Slam singles final list, behind Roger Federer (20), Rafael Nadal (17) and Pete Sampras (14).

Agassi lost the US Open final to Sampras in three sets.

Agassi skipped most of the fall indoor season which allowed Sampras surpass him and finish ranked no. 1 at the year-ending ranking.

Although he made the quarterfinals in his Wimbledon title defense, he lost to eventual champion and world no. 1 Pete Sampras in five sets.

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Common combinations with sampras

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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