Explore Semifinal through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like semi or match. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Semifinal in a sentence
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Semifinal meaning
- A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
- A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.
Using Semifinal
- The main meaning on this page is: A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final. | A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.
- Useful related words include: semi, match.
- In the example corpus, semifinal often appears in combinations such as: the semifinal, semifinal game, semifinal on.
Context around Semifinal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Semifinal
- In this selection, "semifinal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, classic, bruising, crucial, defeat, top and encounter stand out and add context to how "semifinal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 31 27 semifinal defeat against and a bruising semifinal at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "semifinal" sits close to words such as behave, dug and flynn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with semifinal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And Troy Christian, who Russia beat in a semifinal. (9 words)
Australia vs England Highlights, WomenтАЩs World Cup 2023 Semifinal: Toone,. (10 words)
Allen East will play Delphos Jefferson at 6 p.m., Thursday in a Division III district semifinal at Elida. (19 words)
The team led by Manu Garba qualified for the semifinal top of their group after a 5-1 thrashing of Cote D’ Ivoire in the second game and continued in the same vein with victory over Niger in a crucial semifinal encounter. (42 words)
Immelmann ran the rule over EP’s cup final prospects after his team slumped to a narrow 31-27 semifinal defeat against them in a bruising semifinal at the Central Field in Kariega on Saturday. (35 words)
Added Thornton Academy boys basketball coach Bob Davies, whose team prevailed in a controversial buzzer-beater in the AA South semifinal: “I think it’s something (the MPA) will have to meet on and decide. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Immelmann ran the rule over EP’s cup final prospects after his team slumped to a narrow 31-27 semifinal defeat against them in a bruising semifinal at the Central Field in Kariega on Saturday.
The team led by Manu Garba qualified for the semifinal top of their group after a 5-1 thrashing of Cote D’ Ivoire in the second game and continued in the same vein with victory over Niger in a crucial semifinal encounter.
Two GFS vessels ended their weekend in the semifinal round, while there was no semifinal stage for the other three.
Added Thornton Academy boys basketball coach Bob Davies, whose team prevailed in a controversial buzzer-beater in the AA South semifinal: “I think it’s something (the MPA) will have to meet on and decide.
After a quarterfinal bye, Radintz, who has spent much of this season ranked second in the 126-pound state polls, drew Clear Lake’s Mitchell Anderson in the semifinal.
After a semifinal loss to longtime rival Chris Evert, she requested asylum at a US Citizenship and Immigration office in Manhattan before being approved just three hours later.
A Japan fan looks on during the second inning of the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Mexico on Monday night in Miami.
Allen East will play Delphos Jefferson at 6 p.m., Thursday in a Division III district semifinal at Elida.
Andrean’s Lindsay Arcella (2) looks to the basket during a Class 2A Logansport Semistate semifinal against Lapel on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
And the Raiders did just that, beating Portland 67-56 Wednesday night in the Division V semifinal game in front of a packed house at East Hartford High.
And Troy Christian, who Russia beat in a semifinal.
As a freshman two seasons ago, Power lost the overtime faceoff in a Prior Lake state tournament semifinal victory.
A Team Japan fan looks on during their World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico on Monday night in Miami.
Australia vs England Highlights, WomenтАЩs World Cup 2023 Semifinal: Toone,.
Benesh retired six hitters, including the last three, in that fashion, just one indication of how dominant she was during a Class 4A Oswego East Regional semifinal on Wednesday.
Big 12 Gymnast of the Year junior Jessica Hutchinson () capped her successful season with a solid performance at the semifinal matchup with several podium finishes.
Bottcher defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's 6-3 in one men's semifinal, while Retornaz defeated Ross Whyte of Scotland 6-3.
Canada, which eked out a 3-2 overtime win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, plays Switzerland in the other semifinal later in the day.
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-6 (5) Thursday at the Qatar Open, setting up a semifinal against nemesis Daniil Medvedev.
Carlsen had just two tasks on Sunday in Game 2 of his semifinal clash against Azerbaijan’s Abasov – don’t get into a marathon battle and settle for a draw.
Common combinations with semifinal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the semifinal 25×
- semifinal game 19×
- semifinal on 18×
- semifinal against 14×
- semifinal at 12×
- in semifinal 12×
- semifinal match 11×
- regional semifinal 11×
- state semifinal 11×
- division semifinal 8×