returning champion

collocation in English

meaningsofreturnandchampion

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withchampion.
return
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈtɜːn/us
/rɪˈtɝːn/
The return part of a journey is the part in which you go back to the place where ...
See more atreturn
champion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in ...
See more atchampion

(Definition ofreturnandchampionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreturning champion

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
One was either areturningchampionor champion-designate, with the other three contestants competing for the right to face the champion in the second round.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The second and succeeding shows included areturningchampion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Areturningchampionplayed for a car on their seventh day.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
During non-tournament games, thereturningchampionoccupies the leftmost lectern from the viewer's perspective.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The winner from the mini-games portion of the show faced off against thereturningchampion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
When the rules changed, thereturningchampionhad won one game and $100,000 in his appearance on the final show under the old prize structure.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She took first place for amateur night and became areturningchampion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Two players, one usually areturningchampion, played.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Two of the people were players, with one usually areturningchampion, and five of the others made up a panel.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thereturningchampionwould stand at the end of a path behind a keypad with three buttons and a red button.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The trapper (returningchampion) would stand at the end of a path behind a keypad with three buttons and a red button.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
If no-one answers both questions correctly in the final round, then, there is noreturningchampion, and 3 new contestants will compete in the next show instead.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
One of them was areturningchampion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Beginning in the second season, thereturningchampionrule was reinstated; a contestant could stay on for a maximum of five days (or, in the final season, matches).
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There were no returning champions in either format.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
On the syndicated versions, two different contestants (no returning champions) played each week.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There were also no returning champions on the daily syndicated series, as two new contestants began each match.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Two families competed in the first half hour for the right to play the returning champions in the second half.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There were no returning champions.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofreturn
Go to the definition ofchampion
See other collocations withchampion