Example sentences for: hockey

How can you use “hockey” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • With the many splits between Anglo- and French-Canadians, Protestants and Catholics, ice hockey is the closest thing the country has to a state religion.

  • They're doing it--mastering hockey, and every conceivable other sport--to promote "growth," "teamwork," "physical fitness," "well-roundedness," "character," and other qualities that may be desirable in a doctor but don't, as a practical matter, help you get into medical school.

  • Other questionable programming this week: Sunday, ABC is showing D3: The Mighty Ducks (8:00 p.m.), in which Emilio Estevez's scrappy young hockey heroes face their grimmest challenge yet--Prep Schoolers.

  • Watch out for Asian-American hockey players in about 20 years.

  • The hockey ethos is to be elaborately casual and gruff about competitive achievement: Outstanding performance gets you a little slap on the helmet, a good-natured insult.


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