bracket

Example Sentences

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St. John Bosco, however, is in the toughest part of the 16-team Boras Classic bracket.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In contrast, withdrawing $10,000 from an IRA would trigger income tax based on your bracket — roughly $1,200 in a 12% tax bracket, $2,200 in a 22% bracket, or $2,400 in a 24% bracket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That's very different to jumping in with someone like me, Usyk or anyone else in that top bracket.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If those schools meet in the title game, there are entirely plausible scenarios where the winner of the Journal’s bracket pool is guaranteed to be ChatGPT or Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It was so blatantly the type of thing that she would do herself, and I did not want him to bracket us together.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier