How to Use qualifier in a Sentence

qualifier

noun
  • She's one of the qualifiers for the tournament.
  • She'll be playing in the tournament this year after winning the qualifier.
  • Abati is the top qualifier in 6A with a 16-4 ¾, which is tied for third-best in the state.
    David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The brothers are two of eight qualifiers for the Cougars, five of whom advanced.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The one caveat, the one qualifier, the one yeah, but … Doubt these Aztecs at your own peril.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • This is a win-and-you’re-in qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The pair were rushing to catch a flight to London to play in a British Open qualifier.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022
  • The Mexican squad open the qualifiers on April 3 against host France.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Only the top two at each will move on to the Monday qualifier.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The lone state qualifier from a year ago is Nick Brockson (Fallbrook), the top seed at 126.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • One of two others ahead of the scrambling Padres is the Phillies, a reigning World Series qualifier who sits 5 ½ games to the north.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Xiomara Gallego, a state qualifier two years ago, returns to the line-up.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The film has been shortlisted for the 2023 Césars and is an Oscar qualifier.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Six of the seven qualifiers comfortably met the polling and donor metrics to make the stage, based on 538’s analysis.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • If the demand grows, that eventually will create the need for a girls' qualifier as the boys now have to narrow the field.
    Joshua Edler Davis, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2023
  • In 2020, Romo made it out of the local qualifier but didn’t get past the sectional.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Carmen Luisi and Holliston ran away from the pack in the 2B race at the Division 2 state qualifier.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Because so many boys teams in Arizona have felt left out, Section 7 will now have a 96-team qualifier to get to the weekend.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
  • For the Grand Prix qualifier, Charlene wore a cobalt blue tunic dress with graphic black and white blocks over a pair of white slacks and simple black pumps.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 11 June 2022
  • Showing the math: that’s 36 at-large bids plus the one (out of 32) automatic qualifier going to the Big Ten winner.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The fastest two qualifiers will be locked into the top two starting positions for Sunday’s race.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
  • It had been scheduled to play Liberia yesterday in a qualifier for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, but the game was canceled in the wake of the earthquake.
    NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The tournament features an initial group stage for the 16 qualifiers.
    The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Our first Nice Day qualifier this week with partly to mostly sunny skies as highs elevate to the upper half of the 60s to even near 70.
    Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • When Jeter Downs made his big league debut June 22, the man after whom he was named offered well-wishes — with a qualifier.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
  • Right away, Young matched her two older brothers as a state qualifier.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The second qualifier will be against Germany on Aug. 28.
    Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This year, the Boston qualifier for the 27th world competition was held at the Everett brewery.
    Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • Kaufmann became the first track athlete in Avon history to be a four-event state qualifier.
    cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • A lot of companies use it as a qualifier or as an appendix.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023

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