How to Use postseason in a Sentence

postseason

noun
  • The Hogs are on the road in postseason play for the first time since 2015.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 June 2022
  • The pressure is on to get the team back to the postseason for the first time since 2016.
    — Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2022
  • This is the third time in five years that the Dodgers and Padres have met in the postseason.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 3 Oct. 2024
  • McGinest still holds the record of most sacks in the postseason, with 16.
    — Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The top three spenders in the game — the Mets, Yankees and Padres — all were shut out of the postseason.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Well, four of the top five teams in the majors made the postseason.
    — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • For the first time, Patrick Mahomes might have to play on the road in the postseason.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Game 4 proved to be White’s best game of the postseason.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
  • The chances for a berth in the postseason are still slim, but the 13-3 win over the Ravens gives a sense of hope ... for now.
    — Irie Harris, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The Comets have more than a week off to prepare for the postseason.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The Patriots need to beat the Bills to have a chance at the postseason.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The Broncos will win a postseason game for the first time in a decade.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2025
  • The Bulls are trying to stay in the top six in order to avoid the play-in round in the postseason.
    — Andrew Seligman, ajc, 1 Apr. 2022
  • White Hall led 13-8 in the fifth set, needing 2 points to reach the postseason.
    — Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The Tigers are making their 25th straight trip to the postseason.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The Phillies didn’t take the straightest path to the postseason but Thomson gained the trust of the players.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Leipold has Kansas back in the postseason for the first time since 2008.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The Orioles have advanced to the postseason the past two years.
    — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Spurs are 10th in the West and fighting to hold on to the final play-in berth into the postseason.
    — oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Allen again lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs and is now 0-4 against them in the postseason.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Mountain West placed seven teams in the postseason last year and six in 2021.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This season, the Royals want to return to the postseason for the first time since 2015.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Who will be in the bullpen for the postseason, given the pitchers on the injured list?
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And of those, three have made the postseason, and only two did it as wild-card teams.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The game was the team's final stretch to reach the postseason for the second year running.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Crafty folks that crunch the numbers swear the Chargers could still make the postseason.
    — Jay Paris, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The league’s threshold to be eligible for postseason awards is 65 games.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Maye continued his postseason trend of struggling against elite defenses.
    — Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Angels, who made only three postseason appearances in his ten years there.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Sterzik hopes that success continues in the postseason.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

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