Examples of “tournament” in a Sentence

noun A series of games or contests played to determine an overall winner.

• She won the regional chess tournament.
• The tennis tournament runs for two weeks.
• Our school hockey team reached the final of the tournament.

noun In medieval times, a staged contest between knights, often involving mock combat, held as sport or training.

• Knights competed in jousting tournaments to win honor and prizes.
• The king held a grand tournament where knights charged at each other on horseback.
• Crowds in medieval towns cheered at the tournament as armored riders clashed with blunted lances.