take the prize
Example Sentences
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Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., may take the prize in this dubious category, however.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Kingsolver, who also won in 2010 for The Lacuna, is the first author to take the prize twice.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
If Jung-jae wins, he will be the first actor starring in a non-English series to take the prize.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
And if she wins the directing award on Sunday, it would be the first time in the Oscars’ 93-year history that women directors take the prize in back-to-back years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
“You will have to trick him. But you cannot take the prize directly. You will die!”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
