How to Use consolation prize in a Sentence

consolation prize

noun

• Both dogs shake their heads and trot back to me, hoping for a consolation prize.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2016
• Under Brezhnev, the consolation prizes got even better.
  — Keith Gessen, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
• Sounds like a pretty nice haul for Oscar nominees to take home after the big night, especially as a consolation prize for those who don't snag a statue.
  — Sarah Lindig, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2016
• Even if the Jaguars don't leapfrog the Jets for a shot at Lawrence, Fields is no mere consolation prize.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020
• The gold medal seems like much more than a consolation prize.
  — Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
• Sky could end up the consolation prize in the battle for Fox.
  — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 14 June 2018
• Not a bad consolation prize, though, to end up with arguably the best player in the draft.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
• Tisdale was the consolation prize when the Pacers lost out to the New York Knicks in the first draft lottery.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
• The odd man out might be the front-runner somewhere else, so that’s not the worst consolation prize.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2018
• As a consolation prize, the band released a few songs from V as a farewell live album and that was it.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, refinery29.com, 5 June 2019
• The consolation prize was wrapping up the 15th spot in the 16-car playoff that begins in two weeks.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 22 Aug. 2021
• And now, the National Gallery has even gone back on the consolation prize.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• If Boston doesn’t get HQ2, the city still ends up with a sweet consolation prize.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• But there are a couple of small consolation prizes in the works for consumers.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• The award seemed like something of a consolation prize.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 June 2022
• The consolation prize is his first trip to the Tour Championship.
  — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
• Barnes would be a terrific consolation prize for any team that slides out of the top 5.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 24 June 2021
• That's a small consolation prize for those who missed out on a BST Edition 270.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 29 Dec. 2022
• In the end, Bam Adebayo had to settle for a consolation prize.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2022
• Maybe, in that sense, FC Cincinnati also won a consolation prize in a long-view sort of way?
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2021
• Lose there, and Pasadena should be the consolation prize.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2019
• In the story my mom told, The Velveteen Rabbit, the toy gets taken away but as a consolation prize comes to life.
  — Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
• At least Marquard got a consolation prize wristwatch out of the deal, right?
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
• That wouldn't be ideal, but Smith is far from a consolation prize.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
• But on Sunday that felt like a consolation prize after Durant agreed to a max deal with the Nets.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 30 June 2019
• If the Sixers strike out on the best names available, Thompson wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
• Buyers will get a small consolation prize a $50 credit off of the list price of the vehicle.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
• Now Kyrgios pulled the hat low, like a shield, and waited for the Duchess of Cambridge to bring him his consolation prize, a plate instead of a cup.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022
• And yet any resilience, in the context of mass death, feels like a paltry consolation prize.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
• Those who aren't happy walking away empty-handed in the pricing department (including us) do get a consolation prize: prices for the other two Peace Vans ID.
  — New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024