Sentence examples for champion is only from inspiring English sources

Zach Johnson, the defending champion, is only five from the lead.

Bobby Labonte, the 2000 Winston Cup champion, is only 103 points behind Earnhardt.

A new champion is only the start of the work that needs to be done to capitalise on a competition that could be so much better.

Bunting, the 2014 BDO world champion, is only three points off the final play-off position, which is currently occupied by Phil Taylor, who drew 6-6 with fellow Stoke-on-Trent player Adrian Lewis.

Williams, 19, only recently switched his allegiance to Great Britain from his native Turks and Caicos Islands and although the World Junior 200m champion was only third in Birmingham last weekend, he ran his personal best of 20.27 seconds this year, which is faster than any Briton has run in five years.

Many of China's proudest technology champions were only too glad to put 2018 behind them.

Champions are only one, crucial side of the deal triangle —you also have to align the deal's blockers and the decision makers.

O'Connell was being diplomatic but the Six Nations champions are only too aware that the last side to defeat them a year ago was England and also aware of what Stuart Lancaster's team, and Owen Farrell in particular, did to them on a miserable Dublin afternoon two years ago.

The Premier League champions are only one point above the relegation zone after Monday's defeat at Leicester, their ninth loss of the season.

There have been dissenting voices before - Jose Mourinho could not believe why Chelsea, as English champions,  were only in pot two in 2006, ditto Roberto Mancini as Manchester City boss in 2012. .

Indeed, the moderate, pragmatic ideals that Governor Baker champions are only politically viable with larger civic participation.