seed

Example Sentences

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In a national semifinal matchup against fellow No. 1 seed Arizona, a game predicted to be the showdown of the tournament, they walloped the Wildcats by 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

American fourth seed Tommy Paul saved three match points before scoring a battling three-set victory over unseeded Argentine Roman Burruchaga to win the ATP Houston US Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

They have a one-game lead for the No. 3 seed over No. 4 Denver, which is on a seven-game winning streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Barnard, from Tophill Low, began collecting seed from the handful of milk parsley plants still found at Hornsea Mere in 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I thought how the odds were stacked against both the little seed and me, a boy all tangled in life and magic.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff