consolation prize

Example Sentences

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Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

This is what a consolation prize feels like.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

The consolation prize was a larger role for Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

A play-off spot would have been viewed as an unlikely consolation prize at the start of the season.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

I looked away, and she put her hand on my arm, which was the worst, because it was the consolation prize.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson