consolation prize
Example Sentences
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That’s the consolation prize for losing the entire U.S. government as a customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
If the FA Cup really is struggling to count as a consolation prize for Guardiola and City this season, you could have fooled everyone inside Vitality Stadium who watched him.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Leftovers became less a consolation prize and more a creative challenge.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024
Pixar will likely accept the record-breaking $1.7-billion worldwide gross for its sequel to the 2015 Oscar winner as a consolation prize for its second-place finish in Round 1 of the BuzzMeter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
He had hoped that this consolation prize would settle Minerva happily in Ojo de Agua.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
