How to Use quarterfinal in a Sentence

quarterfinal

1 of 2 noun
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  • He lost in the quarterfinal.
  • Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals to make it to the semis.
    — Town & Country, 11 July 2023
  • The ax would fall if — maybe when — Inter fell in the quarterfinals.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • At the last tournament in 2019, the team fell to England in the quarterfinals.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Oxford was the runner-up and knocked off Pell City in the quarterfinals.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 14 July 2023
  • That’s followed by the round of 16 on Nov. 19 and then the quarterfinals and semifinals.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
  • At the end of the preliminary round, which goes through May 23, the top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2023
  • The Tigers were playing in a regional quarterfinal for the first time since the 2009 season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
  • By the time Saturday’s quarterfinals rolled around, the Toreros seemed spent.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Sinner made his first big splash in 2020, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open in his debut.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match and the big finish will all air live on Fox.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • Nadal hadn’t lost a single set on clay since falling to Thiem a year ago in the Italian Open quarterfinals.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Indeed, no game over the next month will be nearly so decisive as the draw for the quarterfinals.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • One came in the Mountain West tournament, 64-61 in the quarterfinals.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And there is enough strength elsewhere to generate a side that could likely reach the quarterfinals in 2026.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • By the narrowest of margins, Sweden was going on to the quarterfinals, and the U.S. was going home.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The women’s and men’s quarterfinals start on Sept. 5, the women’s semifinals are on Sept. 7 and the men’s semifinals are on Sept. 8.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Tigers are 13-15 all-time in the postseason with two visits to the semifinals, four to the quarterfinals and seven second-round trips.
    — Jimmy Lay, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The teams also met in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics, playing to a draw before the Dutch were eliminated on penalty kicks.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The top two teams in each of the four groups will advance to the quarterfinals, with the final to be played at Hard Rock Stadium outside Miami.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Henry, who captained France to the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, is expected to join the team later this month.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • The numbers aren’t gaudy, but the Falcons were productive with the ball and employed a defense that held down a team that reached the state quarterfinals a season ago.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Masked Singer's quarterfinals kicked off in royal fashion.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • Durie made the comment when their Australian Open quarterfinal had been suspended by rain at one set apiece.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • Brazil was knocked out of the World Cup in the quarterfinals last December when the country lost in a dramatic penalty shootout to Croatia.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • The Johnnies finished the season with an 18-15 record after an overtime loss to Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In the dozen years of the tournament’s current format, two teams have made the march from first round to quarterfinals to semifinals to champion.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Although her journey on the show came to an end with her elimination, Culpo managed to advance to the show’s quarterfinals.
    — USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Menlo-Atherton brought a heavy dose of defense to its quarterfinal at home against Cupertino as the Bears rolled on their home court.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Mexico went on to eliminate Paraguay 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
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quarterfinal

2 of 2 adjective
  • The Swedes have prevailed in the recent Olympic matches - a 2016 quarterfinal shootout and in the group stage at the Tokyo Games.
    — Steven Goff, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In the quarterfinal match with the Netherlands, there was a hiccup.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The number rises to 80 for the quarterfinal round and to 95 in the semifinals and finals.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The quarterfinal match was not the only one affected by the high temps.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The winners of the first-round games will advance to play the four teams with byes in the quarterfinal round, which will be held at bowl games on or near New Year’s Day.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The series, which has been on a break since Nov. 13, resumes with more quarterfinal matchups Jan. 5.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Japan is part of the tournament’s Pool B, which plays its opening-round and quarterfinal games at the Tokyo Dome.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That marked the first time the Americans trailed a World Cup game since extra time of their 2011 quarterfinal draw with Brazil.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The source told The Times that the league alerted all the quarterfinal teams of the uniform situation last week, ahead of the neutral-site games in Vegas.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There were more than 700 matches Friday, which was enough to set the quarterfinal rounds for each weight class and the semifinal rounds for some.
    — cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The Jaguars escaped with the narrow win in the back-and-forth consolation quarterfinal game.
    — al, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Germany and Latvia will play in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday.
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Brazil plays next on Friday against Croatia in the quarterfinal round, and it will be favored to win that game, too.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Stone would go on to fall in the quarterfinal round to Colony’s Gia Jones via a first-period pin later Friday.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Ryan scored a season-high six goals and added two assists in a state quarterfinal final win over Catonsville.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
  • In fact, with men's and women's action entering the quarterfinal rounds, some of the best matchups are taking shape.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Ohtani started two games for Japan — its pool-play opener in Tokyo against China and quarterfinal against Italy — and closed in the final.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The quarterfinal round will be single elimination, while the semis and final will be best-of-three.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The Bucks led by as many as 16 in the consolation quarterfinal contest.
    — al, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Eubank also led the Raiders with 18 points in their quarterfinal win over Highlands.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The Panthers swept Baker in their quarterfinal matchup.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 7 May 2023
  • In the country’s quarterfinal victory against France, the 30-year-old saved three penalties during the shootout as Australia reached the semifinals for the first time.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After striking a free kick into France’s goal in the fifth minute of that quarterfinal match against the hosts in Paris, the lavender-haired star sprinted to a corner and lifted her arms in joy.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • After the quarterfinal match, when England beat Fiji, the Princess of Wales, 41, stopped into the team’s locker room to meet the players and congratulate them on the win.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Geena Cookinham netted the winner in the quarterfinal win in Groton.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Winning his state quarterfinal match 6-1, 6-0, Scafidi went on to finish fourth at the state tournament.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • The Boston City League tournament opens Thursday with quarterfinal games at host sites.
    — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Once the top four seeds in each Group are determined, teams will cross over for quarterfinal elimination games on Monday.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The Mustangs are coming off a regional title and Class 3A state quarterfinal berth.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Under the format for the new Open Division, each team’s cumulative score for both games is used to determine the winner, who then advances to the quarterfinal round.
    — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2024

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