Examples of tier in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the bottom tier of entrants
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Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Additional premium tiers are planned to launch throughout 2026, alongside upcoming content releases that will be announced at a later date.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Comcast had wanted to tier the network to a more expensive sports bundle, forcing people who watched Yankees games to pay more, but YES argued Comcast doesn’t tier Mets’ network SNY because Comcast is a minority owner of SNY.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
To get the most out of a trip inside, book a special visit to the substructure (basically the backstage area where people and animals waited to be brought onstage), the third tier, and the belvedere via the Colosseum's website.
—Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Additional premium tiers are planned to launch throughout 2026, alongside upcoming content releases that will be announced at a later date.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Well, let’s try to tier the best teams by contender status, among this week’s 10 thoughts.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Comcast had wanted to tier the network to a more expensive sports bundle, forcing people who watched Yankees games to pay more, but YES argued Comcast doesn’t tier Mets’ network SNY because Comcast is a minority owner of SNY.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tier. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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tier
1 of 3 noun
: a row, rank, or layer usually arranged in a series one above the other
tiered
adjective
ˈti(ə)rd
tier
2 of 3 verb1
: to place or arrange in tiers
2
: to rise in tiers
tier
3 of 3 noun
ti·er
variants
or tyer
ˈtī(-ə)r
: a person or thing that ties
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