: one that is below or after the best
: in second place
Examples of second-best in a Sentence
Noun
He won't settle for second best.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Andoni Iraola’s side are eighth in the Premier League, having scored 23 goals (the joint-eighth-most) and registered the second-best xG (30.4).
—Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
But somewhat surprisingly, that still leaves them second best.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024
Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
When the year wrapped, Red was the second best-selling LP of 2012 with 3.11 million, following Adele's 21.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 June 2021
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Adjective
The Grizzlies improved to 18-8 and have the second-best record in the Western Conference.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Andoni Iraola’s side are eighth in the Premier League, having scored 23 goals (the joint-eighth-most) and registered the second-best xG (30.4).
—Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
As far as Tuesdays in November go, the Jon M. Chu directed title looks to be the second best currently behind Disney’s Frozen 2 which did $20.7M on Nov. 26, 2019.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
But somewhat surprisingly, that still leaves them second best.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024
Adverb
Among the challenges for the second best-selling female artist of all time?
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
When the year wrapped, Red was the second best-selling LP of 2012 with 3.11 million, following Adele's 21.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 June 2021
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“Second-best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second-best. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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