Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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This event becomes one of the most famous tourneys in history due to certain events that transpire.—EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 Those can include regional fencing bouts in downtown Richmond, state softball tourneys in Chesterfield, major league bass fishing on the James or the A-10 Women's Basketball Championship, happening in March in Henrico.—Karri Peifer, Axios, 23 Sep. 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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