relegation
Example Sentences
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Tottenham Hotspur — charter member of the Premier League, owner of a state-of-the-art stadium, and one of the world’s highest earning clubs — is deep in a relegation fight.
West Ham are battling at the other end in the table and find themselves in the relegation zone, below 17th-placed Nottingham Forest on goal difference only.
From BBC
Tottenham Hotspur, though, with a world-class arena, elite training centre, roll-away pitch and pints that fill up from the bottom, would surely be the Premier League's all-time shock relegation.
From BBC
Tottenham interim boss Igor Tudor says his players can either "cry or fight" as they seek to turn around their dire situation and avoid relegation from the Premier League.
From BBC
I really feel for Daniel Farke because he has had a great season but they are only three points clear of the relegation zone, and they really need something from this game.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
