Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
The Gators will face Wichita State in Friday’s tourney championship at 3:30 p.m.—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 With a first-round bye in the NCAA tourney, the Pios head into the match with clear heads and fresh legs for a date with Gardner-Webb, which beat Oregon State in the first round Thursday, 1-0.—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for tourney
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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