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Used with adjectives:
"
Muhammad Ali is a great boxing champion."
(great, supreme)
"
He is the supreme champion."
(supreme, defending, undisputed, reigning, undefeated, world, national, former)
"
She is an Olympic champion."
(Olympic, boxing, wrestling, basketball) *many additional sports
"
I want to be the heavyweight champion of the world."
(heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight)
Used with verbs:
"
He became the champion last year."
(became, be + crowned, be + named)
"
She beat the reigning champion."
(beat, defeated)
"
This match will determine the new champion."
(determine, decide)
"
The champions will defend their title."
(defend)
Used with nouns:
"
She's a champion fighter."
(fighter, sprinter, runner, boxer, golfer, athlete) *many additional nouns
