World Cup

noun

: an international competition in a sport (such as soccer or hockey)

Examples of World Cup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each culture has its own way of preparing biryani, but the desi restaurants in the area around the World Cup stadium in East Meadow, N.Y., are used to serving up multiple styles. —

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, NPR, 8 June 2024 The 4-year-old clearly has emerged as the best horse in Baffert’s barn with wins in last year’s Preakness Stakes and this year’s Pegasus World Cup. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024 All three played on the American team which won the World Cup in Australia in 2022. —

CBS News, 8 June 2024 By Chad de Guzman June 6, 2024 11:30 PM EDT The U.S. cricket team toppled Pakistan, a powerhouse of the sport, in a stunning upset at the Men’s T20 World Cup in Dallas on Thursday. —

Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 June 2024 The national team won the World Cup in 1992, led by Imran Khan, who later rode his sports fame to a political career that included becoming prime minister. —

John Yoon, New York Times, 7 June 2024 More than 400 million people around the world watched the India-Pakistan 2011 World Cup game. —

M. Fahad Humayun, The Conversation, 5 June 2024 Brink, Burdick and Van Lith led the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. —

Doug Feinberg, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 At the time, the country was gearing up to host the Rugby World Cup, adding pressure on the French transport authority to do away with the pests swiftly. —

Fortune Editors, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024

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