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Example sentences for: playoffs

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

The parties are leagues, the primaries are playoffs, and the general election is the World Series.
Having already pushed aside the once-feared San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills, the two expansion teams ousted the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos in the weekend playoffs.
When lured out of retirement a year ago--he was "bored to death" of fishing and golfing--the Pacers had just finished a miserable 39-43 season, had missed the playoffs, and were led by a core of aging, disgruntled players.
With free-agency, expansion, and three levels of playoffs, it is much harder to win today than in past years.
(This was in the days when there were no divisional playoffs, let alone wild cards.