relegation
Example Sentences
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They are rock bottom and 29 points from safety, with relegation to League One looking a formality.
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Down at the other end, winless Liverpool are rooted to the bottom of the table and occupy the relegation play-off place, two points adrift of fellow strugglers West Ham.
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Sunderland, like Newcastle before them, eventually slipped through the relegation trapdoor in 2017, and spent eight years outside the top flight.
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It is only December but this is a must-win for Burnley, in terms of confidence and also staying in touch with the teams above the relegation zone.
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They host Sunderland on Wednesday before Saturday's trip to Leeds, who are in the relegation zone.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
