How to Use eight in a Sentence

eight

noun

• The term comes from the dead man’s hand, the fabled poker hand containing both black aces and two eights.
  — Tal Pinchevsky, New York Times, 5 June 2016
• Faria gave up a career-high eight runs while getting just five outs.
  — courant.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Davis played arguably his best game of the season against the Bears, making a team-high eight tackles.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2019
• As a result, four Russian boats, including the men’s and women’s eights, are out of the Games.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 July 2016
• The Owls also won two other eights races – the freshman/novice eight and the junior varsity eight.
  — Joe Juliano, Philly.com, 12 May 2018
• Flowers finished with a team-high eight tackles, five of which came on running plays.
  — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2018
• Jones bounced back from a poor (by his standards) 2017 opener with a team-high eight tackles against the Jets, including two for a loss.
  — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 25 Sep. 2017
• DeSclafani surrendered six of his season-high eight hits to lefties in a 7-5 loss at Miller Park.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 25 June 2019
• David Mayo stepped in for Ogletree against Washington and had a career-high eight tackles.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
• Davis impressed with a team-high eight tackles and one tackle for loss in the spring game after enrolling early at UK.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2017
• Rudy Gobert scored 15 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and had a career-high eight assists as the Bulls collapsed on the big Frenchman and didn’t allow him rolls to the hoop.
  — Matthew Coles, The Seattle Times, 12 Jan. 2019
• And his Big Eight brethren were unprepared to stop quarterbacks putting up the kind of gaudy numbers that are now commonplace.
  — Dave Skretta, The Seattle Times, 24 Aug. 2017
• Jones caught a game-high eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown Sunday, and delivered a handful of the Lions’ biggest plays.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2019
• Senior striker Romeo Finley had a team-high eight tackles.
  — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2019
• Jackson recovered Acho’s forced fumble and made a team-high eight tackles.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• Fellow senior corner Anthony Witschey totaled a game-high eight tackles (two for a loss) and a pick.
  — Luke Feliciano, Cincinnati.com, 23 Aug. 2019
• The single dining room, clad in raw two-by-eights, could be a suburban basement finished over the weekend by a couple with a table saw.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2018
• Smith made a career-high eight tackles, shared a sack to bring his season total to 8.5 and registered two quarterback hits.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 4 Nov. 2019
• Freshman Jordyn Peters stepped in for Dinson at nickel and finished with a team-high eight tackles.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], AL.com, 2 Jan. 2018
• Saturday on Lake Natoma, the Huskies’ first, second and third varsity eights, and the varsity four, all won their semifinal races.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 3 June 2017
• Loneker, who later earned all-Big Eight honors in his final season, proved his strength in winter workouts.
  — Jesse Newell, kansascity.com, 22 June 2017
• Other products Plus Eight has shown interest in are aimed at the burgeoning worlds of music apps and streaming services.
  — Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2017
• Virgin, who had a team-high eight tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in the Texans’ win over the Dallas Cowboys last August, finds himself on the roster bubble again this week.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2019
• The American women, who’ll be going after their fourth straight gold medal in Tokyo after finishing third at worlds, also are bringing two eights in their bid to retain the title for the first time since 2007.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• Buckner was an all-game factor, totaling a team-high eight tackles, including a couple on Rudolph on third-down scrambles.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• Triple eights are believed to triple luck and fortune, say feng shui enthusiasts, who also care that construction took place during what's called the Flying Star Period of 8.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• Eights months later, he was arrested on hit-and-run charges after allegedly sideswiping a delivery truck and attempting to hide his license plate.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Tampa Bay Times, 21 Feb. 2017
• Senior linebacker Justice Dingle, who has committed to Georgia Tech, had a team-high eight tackles (seven solo).
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2017
• Calvin Lunkins collected 11 tackles and Jordan Eastling recorded a career-high eight tackles.
  — Richard Dean, Houston Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2019
• Six the top 16 eights at last year’s Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships will be here.
  — Bill Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Mar. 2018

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