quar·ter·fi·nal
ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl 
1
quarterfinals plural
: a quarterfinal round
2
: a quarterfinal match
1
: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament
2
: of or participating in a quarterfinal
Examples of quarterfinal in a Sentence
Noun
He lost in the quarterfinal.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The tragedy came just weeks after Gold and her high school dance team competed on the NBC talent show and received a standing ovation in the quarterfinals round, before getting eliminated in August.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
Despite the winger only being 17, Rudiger has faced the youngster a number of times already in El Clasico, and also for his country at the Euros where Spain knocked hosts Germany out at the quarterfinal stage before going on to rule the continent for a record fourth time.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Air Force commit Mikhail Benner hauled in three touchdown passes from Darien Jackson to help give the Eagles a 35-0 halftime lead that was more than enough to clinch the program’s third straight trip to the 4A quarterfinals.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The tragedy came just weeks after Gold and her high school dance team competed on the NBC talent show and received a standing ovation in the quarterfinals round, before getting eliminated in August.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Adjective
After Sandoval finished off the final couple innings of the Ravens’ quarterfinal win over Columbine on Friday afternoon, the tandem of Trujillo and Ortiz got the job done on Saturday.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
Despite the winger only being 17, Rudiger has faced the youngster a number of times already in El Clasico, and also for his country at the Euros where Spain knocked hosts Germany out at the quarterfinal stage before going on to rule the continent for a record fourth time.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Quarterfinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterfinal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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