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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Then pile the stress and expectations of being the next big thing who hasn’t quite turned that corner, a 14-time runner-up with two of those in majors, and the heat grows.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
• This keyboard is a runner-up in our guide to Best MacBook Accessories.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2023
• In the most recent batch of Netflix episodes, Leclerc battled for a world championship title and came in as runner-up.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• That enabled him to beat runner-up Pato O'Ward by 22 seconds.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024