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Used with adjectives:
"
They want to start a new basketball league."
(basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, sports)
"
He plays for a minor league baseball team."
(minor, major, youth, junior)
"
He plays hockey for a local league."
(local, national, professional)
"
I signed up to play in the summer league."
(summer, winter, spring, fall)
Used with verbs:
"
He is starting a professional baseball league."
(be + starting, be + forming, be + setting up, be + creating, be + organizing)
"
The team joined a new league last year."
(joined, entered)
"
Our team dominated the league."
(dominated, led, won)
Used with nouns:
"
We won the league championship."
(championship, title, final)
"
They are the league champions."
(champions, leaders)
"
She set a league record for points."
(record)
Used with prepositions:
"
The team is now in a different league."
(in, with)
