Sentence examples for competitive appearance from inspiring English sources

Ben Arfa only made one competitive appearance with the under-21 team, appearing in a 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification match against Romania.

This was in all likelihood his last competitive appearance for the foreseeable future.

Mickelson, a winner in Phoenix, struggled toward the end of Thursday's round, his first competitive appearance since the Masters.

McIlroy's next competitive appearance will be at the Barclays Championship in late August, to start the FedEx Cup series.

It was a long day for Lewis, the world No. 2, who was making her first competitive appearance since winning the women's British Open.

The last 32, first leg tie on Thursday marks Klopp's first competitive appearance back on German soil since leaving Borussia Dortmund last summer.

When women's boxing makes its first competitive appearance at an Olympic Games next summer, Nicola Adams will have more reason than most to feel a sense of pride.

The 38-year-old who came out of international retirement last year was making his first competitive appearance for his country since Euro 2012.

"I never made a competitive appearance for United but I travelled as the No3 and I got on the bench 20, 25 times for the first team.

When he tees up on Thursday at Whistling Straits, alongside Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson, 53 days will have passed since his last competitive appearance.

Everton's teenagers grew into the game but it was Arouna Koné who initially stood out on his first competitive appearance for 14 months.