How to Use round-robin in a Sentence

round-robin

noun
  • In the second half of round-robin play, the record drops to 28-47.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • With a 2-0 record in the round-robin play, Gauff moved to the top of the Orange table.
    — Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin will face off for the championship, a six-minute, 3-on-3 game.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Eight groups of four play a round-robin stage and the top two from each group advance to the knockout stage.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
  • Wednesday’s matchup will be the first of three for the U.S. as the tournament shifts to a round-robin format.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • For its part, the Premier League have replied with their own legal round-robin.
    — Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Each group stage is a round-robin format and will feature six games.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The teams will play in a round-robin format, with each team playing the remaining four teams in the pool.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The tournament consists of a round-robin where all four teams will face off.
    — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024
  • Day One will be a round-robin tournament, by the end of which eight will remain.
    — Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The countries are split into four groups with a round-robin format for this group stage.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
  • On Friday, Jabeur, the world No. 7 player, must beat Swiatek in the round-robin match to advance to the semifinals.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Each of these teams have played 20 matches, and will play a match a day round-robin style against the other three teams there to finish out the slate.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The tournament is a round-robin tournament, and each team will play three games.
    — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Instead of a 16-team bracket, the Southern Section runs two eight-team, round-robin pools.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The eight teams will be split into two groups of four and play each other in a round-robin format over the first two days of the tournament.
    — Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • The eight-week Unrivaled season will see the teams play a round-robin schedule, with the top four teams making the playoffs.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Gunn was swept in all of her battles without ever earning a single point in the round-robin stage.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • That was such a round-robin of us all finishing each other's sentences.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The two teams were the top point-getters in round-robin play (Canada owned the tiebreaker over Sweden), and are meeting again in Boston.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • There are four round-robin groups of five, with two teams from each advancing to the quarterfinals.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The ratings for Thursday’s final aren’t in yet, but, according to the NHL, the round-robin rounds proved to be a boon for viewership.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Both teams will play the other two teams in the bracket, No. 1 Riordan and No. 8 Mitty, in a round-robin format.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • As the group stages unfold in a double round-robin format, every game will be crucial.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The four teams in those two groups will play one another in a round-robin format, with the top two advancing to the semifinal stage.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 14 June 2024
  • Raygun, who was defeated in her three round-robin battles by a score of 54-0, stood out amongst the athletes for not being up to par.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The tribute concert was a round-robin affair, with rock legends switching in and out between each melody.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Teams will play a single round-robin, facing everyone else home or away.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Both teams are now 1-1 in the round-robin preliminary round with one game left to play.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The teams will each face each other in a round-robin tournament, with each game lasting 12 minutes.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026

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