How to Use sooner in a Sentence

sooner

noun
Definition of soonernext
  • Playing the Sooners in the Cotton Bowl is always a hit with fans, but that’s the problem.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 14 June 2023
  • The sooner that gets into the hands of small businesses, the better.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Powered by two ponies – Boomer and Sooner – the wagon first appeared at a football game in 1964.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • With the conference being so tough this season — eight Big 12 teams are in the Top 25 — the Sooners couldn’t afford to slip at home against an unranked team.
    — Cliff Brunt, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The Sooners are coming off their first losing season since 1998, the season before Stoops took over.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One sportswriter told Castiglione that, on their bell lap of the Big 12, the Sooners probably shouldn’t expect any parting gifts.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
  • The Sooners ignore the noise and just keep on winning, leading the nation in batting average, runs, and pitching.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • Guyton played right tackle for the Sooners, but has the prototypical size and premium athletic traits to switch to the left side in the pros.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Guyton played right tackle for the Sooners, but has the prototypical size and premium athletic traits to switch to the left side in the pros.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Guyton has played right tackle for the Sooners, but has the prototypical size and premium athletic traits to switch to the left side in the pros.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Guyton has played right tackle for the Sooners, but has the prototypical size and premium athletic traits to switch to the left side in the pros.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • But the sooner that information can be communicated, the quicker things can get back on track.
    — Clinton M Padgett, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • Heupel was a star quarterback for the Sooners on their 2000 BCS national championship team.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 20 July 2023
  • The bottom line is that the sooner there is a resolution — any resolution — the easier investors will breathe.
    — NBC News, 2 Nov. 2020
  • And the sooner we can be heard with curiosity, compassion and empathy.
    — Howie Milstein, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Of the few Sooners whose eligibility will be spent, the hardest to replace figures to be Lyons, a Gold Glove winning shortstop and vocal team leader.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • The taunt didn't exactly fire up the Sooners immediately.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Ford's expansion couldn't come any sooner for Cody Newsome, a third-generation Ford worker.
    — CBS News, 2 June 2022
  • The Sooners once again edged the Gators for the national title despite the valiant efforts of injured star Trinity Thomas, whose remarkable career still ended in memorable fashion.
    — Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Despite helping the Sooners to two playoff appearances in three years with Riley at Oklahoma, Grinch’s defenses never ranked better than 29th nationally in total or scoring defense.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • What about specific regions in California opening sooner?
    — Joe Passantino, CNN, 8 May 2020
  • Some companies like electric-car manufacturer Tesla have considered opening sooner.
    — Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com, 5 May 2020

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