How to Use runner-up in a Sentence
runner-up
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Leah and Miguel were the 2024 runners-up and JaNa and Kenny came in third.
— Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024 -
They’ll be led by Denver Shields, the indoor state runner-up in the 55.
— Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023 -
The biggest boars, like runner-up Chunk, are well over 1,200 pounds.
— Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023 -
The runner-up will win $1,000 as will the people’s choice winner.
— Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024 -
The Lakers were the runner-up to the Celtics in six of Boston’s 10 championship wins.
— Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023 -
The Falcons certainly did not want to be the runners-up for a third straight year.
— Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023 -
Hadwin missed a 22-foot putt to earn the runner-up spot behind Fowler, who made a 12-foot birdie putt to win.
— Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2023 -
On the sixth day, the winners of each pool would play for the gold medal, preceded by the runners-up playing for the bronze medal.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The runner-up is New York, with 31 cities, followed by New Jersey with 21.
— Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Conner lapped the field as state runner-up Louisville St. Xavier finished with 154 points.
— Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023 -
That’s more than twice as many purchases as the runner-up on the Top Album Sales list this frame.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 -
The big surprise, though, was the runner-up: Trader Joe’s Tomato Basil, at $1.99.
— Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Vimeo is not just a YouTube runner-up from the earlier days of the internet.
— Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 -
But Penix's throw was a beat behind the Biletnikoff Award runner-up and the two couldn't connect on the would-be walk-in touchdown.
— Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024 -
The Bobcats have one state title and a runner-up finish.
— Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Osceola won a state title in 1998 and has been a runner-up five times.
— Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024 -
That will be followed by a 7:30 p.m. match featuring the Group A winner against the Group D runner-up.
— The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023 -
And the likes of 2020 runners-up Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker have lost none of their ambition.
— Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 July 2024 -
The film, which is based on a true story, also took the runner-up best film Lola in silver.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024 -
That’s the most of any U.S. city, with the runner-up, Baltimore, having hosted 10.
— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024 -
This time around, Folklore rises to the highest spot, climbing from the runner-up rung.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 -
Sierra Leone, the Derby runner-up who went off as the favorite, was third and Honor Marie fourth.
— CBS News, 8 June 2024 -
Two weeks earlier, the duet debuted at the runner-up rank on each list.
— Gary Trust, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024 -
The song advances from the runner-up slot to No. 1, and this smash is especially notable.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 -
Brodahl was the runner-up in last year’s state tournament.
— Nick Celario, oregonlive, 17 May 2023 -
But the second-place judges also had Devitt as runner-up, 2-1.
— Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Kloe Froebe of Lincoln was the Ms. Basketball runner-up.
— Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023 -
The Dodgers are the runner-up, with a $5.5-billion valuation and $1.1-billion brand.
— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 -
The runners-up, or finalists, in each draw will earn a pretty penny too.
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 July 2024 -
Linkin Park’s latest is new to the runner-up space on two tallies, and they’re often considered the most important of the bunch for albums.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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