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
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