blue ribbon
Example Sentences
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Lancashire, who appeared at the hearing via a video link from HMP Peterborough, wore her brown hair in pigtails - one tied with a pink ribbon and one with a blue ribbon.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
They point to the work of the blue ribbon commission and a string of highly critical audits as reasons for taking decisive action.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
The show, hosted by Jason Biggs, features blue ribbon winners from state fairs nationwide competing for a $100,000 prize.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
California is not the biggest state by acreage — Alaska takes that blue ribbon, with Texas as runner-up — but we are the most populous and arguably the richest.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
And when it’s harvest time, I’ll go to the fair and buy a blue ribbon for the girl who works up at the kennels.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
