How to Use spelling bee in a Sentence

spelling bee

noun
Definition of spelling beenext
  • In the fourth grade, Saketh Sundar didn’t know what a spelling bee was.
    — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
  • Take a spin through the last 12 years of winning spelling bee words and test your knowledge.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2017
  • In Abrams’s new book, young Stacey is worried about taking on Jake in the spelling bee.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Zaila Avant-garde can do more than just a spelling bee star.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2021
  • The spelling bee will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 June 2021
  • Pocketing the $25 prize, Cox became the first Black student to win the Akron spelling bee.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 July 2021
  • Then, as now, the national spelling bee was more than a contest of words.
    — Janell Ross, Time, 16 July 2021
  • Amy Goldstein Simkovitz served as the the state’s spelling bee pronouncer.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Pro tip: Keep an eye on their calendar for events like open mic nights, karaoke, buzzed spelling bees and more.
    — Alicia Thomas, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
  • After all, his son, now in fourth grade, recently won the school spelling bee.
    — al, 28 Apr. 2021
  • One sweet school days anecdote before the rap acclaim was winning the 4th grade spelling bee!
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Braydon has made an impression so far at the spelling bee.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 1 June 2022
  • Last year’s contest was canceled over virus concerns, the first time the spelling bee has been canceled since World War II.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 July 2021
  • But the spelling bee win isn’t Avant-garde’s only breakthrough moment.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Aug. 2021
  • In Stacey Abrams’s new book, a girl with curly hair and a gap between her front teeth enters a spelling bee and confronts her own self-doubt and a boy named Jake.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Her locker clues hinted at her intellect and kept safe a sash for a spelling bee champ.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2021
  • For the regional spelling bee, students were given a list of 4,000 words to practice.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news.
    — Deb Kiner | Dkiner@pennlive.com, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2019
  • Should a school share a photo of the spelling bee winner accepting her trophy?
    — Washington Post, 20 May 2021
  • What was the starting point for South Asian-American success at spelling bees?
    — Samarth Bhaskar, New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • Mihika even watched other spelling bees that were held this year to see how difficult the off-list words were.
    — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Like studying the etymology of a word instead of just learning how to spell it for a spelling bee.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to the spelling bee crown, Zaila holds the Guinness World Records title holder for most bounce juggles in one minute.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 9 July 2021
  • Before 2019, no trophies were exclusive to the spelling bee.
    — Christian Ortega, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
  • The national Spanish spelling bee will be back in-person in El Paso in July next year.
    — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The success of the 2002 spelling bee documentary Spellbound helped attract funding for the project.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2020
  • The top three students from each grade-level spelling bee competed at the district spelling bee.
    — C.r. Walker, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Nearly 150 years later, readers can still find spelling bee coverage in The Times.
    — New York Times, 2 June 2022
  • In addition to the bands, there will be a German dance troupe performing many times on Saturday and a German spelling bee.
    — Annie Alleman, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The Louisiana teen made history as the first African-American to win the spelling bee last Thursday.
    — Dallas News, 14 July 2021

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