Used in a Sentence

wimbledon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wimbledon.

Editorial note

His idea is similar to getting rid of Wimbledon and creating some new tournament in Dubai instead.

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Quick take

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wimbledon gathered in one view.

noun

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.

noun

(tennis) The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wimbledon.

noun

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.

noun

(tennis) The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.

Example sentences

1

His idea is similar to getting rid of Wimbledon and creating some new tournament in Dubai instead.

2

Jobs are based in Wimbledon (South-west London, so no need to travel in to the city).

3

Aka after wimbledon the #1 men's tennis player is rarely the guy that just won.

4

Winning Wimbledon in tennis is prestigious because of all the players who won it before and because all the great matches played there.

5

UK tennis player and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is not on the list.

6

The scoring at the US Open is not different to Wimbledon as far as I know.

7

Again, it's like scratching Wimbledon because it's on grass or World Cup because winning it is easier than placing say 4th in Primera Division.

8

At Wimbledon it is entriely correct that you can win the match in three or four sets by winning the third or fourth set in a tie-break.

9

To win Wimbledon you must be the best tennis player in tournament, and tennis is not a sport at which women can compete at the top level.

10

Counter example would be Marion Bartoli who won wimbledon against all odds and her own limits, pushed by her father, then immediately stopped being a professional tennis player.

11

Was able to follow the Wimbledon final, check out webcams to see mountain conditions, keep tabs on places I usually keep tabs on (including this one).

12

(Classic example: Wimbledon winner prediction system.

Quote examples

1

"I know it's been years since I won the Wimbledon, but I can still beat a seven year old kid at tennis!"

2

I found the 50" version a little too large for my purposes I have my monitor wall mounted about 3ft in front of my face and 50" would create the Wimbledon effect.

Proper noun examples

1

On #3 it may be worth penalising those who do it during annual events like the Boston Marathon, Wimbledon, etc.

2

Hence the marathon 5th set (16-14) between Roddick and Federer at this year's Wimbledon.

3

Forbidden Technologies - London, UK (Wimbledon) We are looking for two software engineers for R&D work on the FORscene cloud-based video editing platform.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wimbledon in a sentence?

His idea is similar to getting rid of Wimbledon and creating some new tournament in Dubai instead.

What does wimbledon mean?

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.

What part of speech is wimbledon?

wimbledon is commonly used as noun.