prize
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Example Sentences
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For years, Hollywood executives have treated China as a tantalizing but unreliable prize: a massive audience that could supercharge a blockbuster’s global haul, yet one governed by opaque rules, shifting tastes and sudden political constraints.
From MarketWatch
Prior to his last-16 victory over Northern Ireland's World Cup winner, Hood reckoned he needed "one more win" to earn enough prize money to finally open up a Chinese restaurant.
From BBC
Some set to go ahead include "Book Bingo" in Warwickshire, where library members can read or listen to 12 books to complete a bingo card and enter a prize draw.
From BBC
This is what a consolation prize feels like.
From Los Angeles Times
The activist had been withdrawn as a nominee for a human rights prize a decade ago over comments he made online about Israel he had posted in 2012.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
