: one that wins: such as
a
: one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work
b
: a victor especially in games and sports
c
: one that wins admiration
d
: a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it
Examples of winner in a Sentence
The winners will receive their medals shortly.
the winners and losers of the court case
And the winner is…the blue team!
With seconds left on the clock, she scored the winner.
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Noor Lobad, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The Lincoln Lawyer was actually TV’s big winner of the week, mustering 8.5M views in its first full week on the streamer.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
The winners of the GenAI arms race will be the organizations that are bold enough to reimagine their business with GenAI.
—Don Schuerman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Oscar winner is featured as the narrator in a new Harris-Walz campaign video created by the progressive evangelical group Vote Common Good (via The Daily Beast).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noor Lobad, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The Lincoln Lawyer was actually TV’s big winner of the week, mustering 8.5M views in its first full week on the streamer.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
The winners of the GenAI arms race will be the organizations that are bold enough to reimagine their business with GenAI.
—Don Schuerman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Oscar winner is featured as the narrator in a new Harris-Walz campaign video created by the progressive evangelical group Vote Common Good (via The Daily Beast).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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winner
noun
win·ner
ˈwin-ər 
: one that wins
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