consolation prize

Example Sentences

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They had booked the full tour of Parliament but turned up on the wrong day so as a consolation prize are going to watch MPs in action.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The consolation prize is the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, an award that has evolved into the Too Bad You’re Not a Quarterback trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Leftovers became less a consolation prize and more a creative challenge.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

The Bruins went on to lose to Wisconsin in perhaps the first Rose Bowl seen as a consolation prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

There’s no way to avoid standing up and walking across the stage to accept my consolation prize.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison