reigning

Example Sentences

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The reigning world number one taking on a former world number one.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

So the reigning NFL most valuable player can easily anticipate, recognize and digest why moves — on or off the field — are made.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Yet in the wake of those episodes, the reigning Greek powers of the day, Athens and Sparta, did more or less as the Persians had done.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Having started playing on the red dirt aged three, 21-year-old Sierra demonstrated her ability by recently pushing reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff in Rome.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In no time, Seaborg became one of the Rad Lab’s reigning radiochemistry experts while also serving as Lewis’s personal research assistant.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik