runner-up
Example Sentences
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Korda, who won the Chevron Championship at a canter in April, now has four wins and three runner-up finishes in what is proving an extraordinary 2026 season.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
This time, it was Korda — the 2025 runner-up — who did the heavy lifting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
She is no stranger to slow starts and rapid finishes in the game's biggest tournaments and there were echoes of Pebble Beach three years ago when she was joint runner-up to Allisen Corpuz.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The first round of voting on April 12 featured a record 35 candidates vying for the presidency, with Fujimori ultimately gaining 17.1 percent of the vote, while runner-up Pedro Sanchez captured 12 percent.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
She might have won first place the last four years, but my runner-up status was nothing to sneeze at.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
