number two
Example Sentences
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Two-time defending champion and world number two Alcaraz had withdrawn a month before the tournament with a wrist injury.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The economy ministry noted that in particular there was now a "clear trade imbalance" between the world's number two and number three economies.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Kenny Milne, wearing number two, would be behind Sole.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The only member of Joe’s old crew in that first boat was Shorty Hunt, at number two.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
