How to Use qualifier in a Sentence

qualifier

noun
  • She's one of the qualifiers for the tournament.
  • She'll be playing in the tournament this year after winning the qualifier.
  • Abati is the top qualifier in 6A with a 16-4 ¾, which is tied for third-best in the state.
    David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The brothers are two of eight qualifiers for the Cougars, five of whom advanced.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The two are set to compete in the Olympic qualifier on Feb. 14.
    Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
  • With these disclaimers and qualifiers in place, here is the Top Ten list for 2025.
    Michael K. Farr, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The one caveat, the one qualifier, the one yeah, but … Doubt these Aztecs at your own peril.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • His side then won three, drew three and lost two of their next eight games, all qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
    Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This is a win-and-you’re-in qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Baptiste is ranked No. 97 and had to win a qualifier just to make the main draw.
    Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Others earned a trip to the finals through a series of qualifiers and the wild card round.
    John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 22 Feb. 2020
  • The pair were rushing to catch a flight to London to play in a British Open qualifier.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022
  • Having missed the last World Cup, Nkunku is desperate to be part of the France squad for the qualifiers.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Mexican squad open the qualifiers on April 3 against host France.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Only the top two at each will move on to the Monday qualifier.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Now, a Latin artist or an African artist can be a straight-up U.S. pop star; no qualifiers needed of any kind.
    Naomi Zeichner, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The lone state qualifier from a year ago is Nick Brockson (Fallbrook), the top seed at 126.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In the grand scheme of things, MacLeod-Boyd’s time ranks ninth among the automatic qualifiers.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
  • One of two others ahead of the scrambling Padres is the Phillies, a reigning World Series qualifier who sits 5 ½ games to the north.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Malone, who was plagued by falls and mistakes in the qualifiers, had a much stronger showing in the team event today.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • Pepi is the second-youngest U.S. man to appear in a World Cup qualifier.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Xiomara Gallego, a state qualifier two years ago, returns to the line-up.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Grace finished at 2-under-par over the two rounds to claim one of six spots available in the Jupiter qualifier.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2021
  • The film has been shortlisted for the 2023 Césars and is an Oscar qualifier.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Podoroska, ranked 131st, is the first female qualifier to get to the final four at the French Open.
    Howard Fendrich and John Leicester, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Hulbert ran the final three nights at Grundy and was a top 5 qualifier.
    Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Brazil's recent form (2-1-1 in their last four qualifiers) has them back in contention, though Uruguay sits two points ahead of them in the standings.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The prospect of the case being dismissed carries qualifiers.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2020
  • The club had one target when the competition moved to a new format of 36 teams, eight games and 24 qualifiers.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The only qualifier is that your email account must support IMAP, which most do.
    PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025

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