How to Use stadia in a Sentence
stadia
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Then came the trend for new stadia, which tend to be designed in a bowl shape.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Another nine stadia in next season’s second tier can also host 30,000-plus crowds.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 July 2026
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Denmark’s Copenhagen and Saint Petersburg in Russia also have stadia that can be covered.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Everything from training facilities to travelling times from the hotels to the stadia were assessed to make sure there are no unwanted surprises for the squad on arrival.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
24 July 2026
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Everything from the stadia in Italy, to the TV graphics, to the wine bottle in the shape of the trophy that my family once had but, unforgivably, got rid of at some point.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Contrast that with some of the football stadia back home built in the last 15-20 years where, beyond the spelling out of a club’s name on the appropriately coloured seats, there’s precious little hint as to who resides there.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
30 July 2026
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These can be seen at stadia such as Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park in the Premier League, where their Holmesdale Fanatics adopt many of the European ultras’ customs.
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Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
6 July 2026
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Similar complaints were made in the 1990s and 2000s building boom that led to a series of functional stadia springing up across the UK, usually complete with bare breeze block walls that gave a pre-match pint on the concourse all the appeal of an evening spent down the local multi-story car park.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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