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McMillan, however, would be a good consolation prize.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The college offered a consolation prize, which included a swag bag of gear, $100 in gift cards to the Mullins Center for concessions at a basketball game, a pair of courtside seats at a women's basketball game and tickets to a four-person loge suite at a men's basketball game.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Friars are still a long way from even remotely flirting with the Big Dance, but sometimes, hindering public enemy No. 1’s chances can serve as a nice consolation prize during a frustrating campaign.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
And if real silk isn’t in your budget at the moment, these are a worthy consolation prize.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The college offered a consolation prize, which included a swag bag of gear, $100 in gift cards to the Mullins Center for concessions at a basketball game, a pair of courtside seats at a women's basketball game and tickets to a four-person loge suite at a men's basketball game.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Friars are still a long way from even remotely flirting with the Big Dance, but sometimes, hindering public enemy No. 1’s chances can serve as a nice consolation prize during a frustrating campaign.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
And if real silk isn’t in your budget at the moment, these are a worthy consolation prize.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consolation prize
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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