relegation
Example Sentences
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It means Forest will know they need to capitalise soon or risk being dragged back into the mire of a relegation battle where reputations count for little and big names are feeling the heat.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
After the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on 26 April, they will face fellow relegation candidates Burnley, Tottenham and West Ham in their final four games of the season.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
For a club that have been flirting dangerously with relegation for much of the season, the triumph over Michael Carrick's side felt like more than three points.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
If Spurs players are struggling to cope with the threat of relegation, the two-point gap to West Ham United with only six games left may suddenly feel like a chasm.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
This tendency would be encouraged and perpetuated by the relegation of vessels of particular forms to particular ceremonies.
From Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 437-466. by Holmes, William Henry
