pennant

Example Sentences

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Two weeks before opening day, it’s like the final week of a pennant race.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Barring new chapters of geopolitical conflicts, there could be some consolidation after this pennant bullish breakout has run its course, they say, as bullion tends to be sticky around key levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

And they hadn’t won a pennant in nearly three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

This week, the battle that will soon unfold at the bargaining table will be waged on the field—with the National League pennant at stake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Bobby Thomson hit a home run off Ralph Branca to win the National League pennant at a time when I needed the Dodgers to win in the worst way.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers