Sentence examples for earning spots from inspiring English sources

The United States will play its third game of the 10-game schedule on Tuesday against Mexico, with the top three teams at the end of the tournament earning spots in next summer's World Cup.

With the top three teams earning spots in the World Cup, the United States sits in first place with 10 points, 2 points ahead of Costa Rica and Mexico, despite having played one fewer game than the Mexicans.

This year, they have one more common bond: They're traveling the world to compete in Junior World Cup events, in hopes of earning spots on the U.S. under-20 national team.

Reinprecht, Kathleen Sharkey '12, Julia Reinprecht '13, and Michelle Cesan '13 — Princeton's four All-America selections last year — traded jerseys of orange and black for red, white, and blue, earning spots on the U.S. National Team and preparing to play qualifying games for the 2012 Olympics.

Eight Columbia fencers earned 2016 All- Ivy honors, with Calvin Liang '19, Michael Costin '17, Jackie Dubrovich '16 and Sara Taffel BC'17 making the First Team and Geoffrey Loss '16, Nolen Scruggs '19, Jake Hoyle '16 and Ilana Solomon '19 earning spots on the Second Team.

To that end, Ledecky is swimming both the 100 and 200 freestyles this week — with one eye toward earning spots on the United States' freestyle relays a year and a half from now — as well as the 400 individual medley, which she says she likes to race "once a year, for fun". On Thursday night, she won the women's 200 free, but finished fifth in the 400 IM.

His ancestors Richard and Mary Platt earned spots.

All four semifinalists earn spots in the World Cup.

Eisenstadt became good enough to earn spots in Brigadoon and PDQ Bach.

The top three finishers earn spots on the American team for the Beijing Games next summer.

Five other countries have already earned spots in next year's Women's World Cup.