titleholder
Example Sentences
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So, if the Eagles win the Conference League, it is likely they would take up an extra place in the Europa League as a titleholder.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
They no longer manage demolition, but they are the titleholder to publicly-owned land, and are still the largest single landowner in the city of Detroit.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was crowned Miss USA 2023 on Wednesday, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
—Martin Scorsese, at 81, becomes Oscar’s oldest nominated director, streaking past former titleholder John Huston, who was 79 when nominated in 1986 for “Prizzi’s Honor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Twice champion of the USSR, he’d won the 1958 Portorož Interzonal, becoming a front runner to play the incumbent titleholder, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the World Championship in 1960.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
