How to Use second in a Sentence

second

1 of 4 adjective

• The chair needs a second coat of paint.
• We sat in the second row.
• B is the second letter in the alphabet.
• That's the second time I've seen him today.
• Chocolate is my first choice; vanilla is my second choice.
• She plays second violin in the city orchestra.
• Ullman was then brought out as the second surprise guest of the night.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2024
• This marks the second time this year that five planets will align.
  — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
• Moore jumped up and snatched the ball out of the air for his second touchdown of the half in just over 15 minutes of play.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
• Even 23 years later, people still play the second game by the droves.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The second article named Fong as the source of the documents.
  — Tracy Wang, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
• The second prong, is getting girls involved at a young age.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
• Lamb, a two-time Pro Bowler, is looking for his second 100-yard game of the season.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Montgomery had 13 turnovers, but only three in the second half.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
• So, the first cat indeed dies, but the second (perhaps real) cat lives.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
• If the leaves aren’t thoroughly mulched, make a second pass over the area, mowing in rows that are 90 degrees to the first rows.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• That continues to be a concern for some as he is set to be sworn in to his second term on June 1.
  — Megan Janetsky The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
• This is the second time in her career that Gauff is headed to the fourth round at this tournament.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
• And the other officer was on their second straight shift, the person said.
  — Mike Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• Hunter came back to play after Blackburn's hit and saw action on both sides of the ball through the second quarter.
  — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• This is the second serious injury in as many weeks to a key member of the Browns offense.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
• As on the Global 200, the song is only the second this year to begin atop Global Excl.
  — Gary Trust, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
• The third baseman fired to Stovall at second and his relay was late at first base.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
• For the second time this season, the Purdue men's basketball team was beaten on the road when ranked No. 1 in the country.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2024
• Due to poor weather, Smith has had a lot of time to work hard in practice this fall Case played its second game on Tuesday.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• In second place was Churchill, Canada, which had a 110 percent growth in searches.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2024
• Blinken is due to return to Israel on Monday for his second visit in a week.
  — WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023
• That second litter was then carried down to a parking lot.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Her first conviction was overturned on appeal, leading to a second trial that ended in a mistrial in 2004 due to a hung jury.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
• The fist-sized fossils are second only in girth and width to those of Tintanoboa, another giant snake estimated to have lived about 58 million years ago in what is now present-day Colombia.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024

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second

2 of 4 noun

• Hold for up to 40 seconds, then switch to the other side.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
• Nash had a 63-yard punt return for a score in the first quarter and added an 11-yard TD run in the second.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Chad Wallach hit a solo homer in the second for the Angels.
  — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 June 2023
• With the win, the Thorns move into second in their group with six points through four matches.
  — oregonlive, 21 July 2023
• Within seconds, the agent has the answer to the question appear on their screen.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
• Process sour cream, lime juice, 1 cup of the cilantro and ¼ teaspoon each of the garlic and salt in a blender until smooth, about 20 seconds.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The Americans went on to win that world title, their second in a row.
  — Claire Fahy, New York Times, 9 July 2023
• Avoid fumbling with bottles and pop corks in just a few seconds.
  — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
• Within 24 seconds, the 4.4-magnitude hit in the same area.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
• The second is that this fava has nothing to do with fava beans.
  — Luke Pyenson, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• And the final goal came with 35 seconds left and was set up by sophomore Tyson Dyck.
  — Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
• With the press of a button, the Ororo jacket heats up within 54 seconds.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• The game that ended 71-69 was a nail-biter with a one-point margin until the final seconds.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
• Simply point and shoot, and a Polaroid-style photo will come out of the camera in just a few seconds.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
• Four people per team must eat all 42 tacos in less than four minutes and 20 seconds.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
• Calder tries to reason with her softly, that perhaps the shot will work for 15 or 20 seconds of the teaser.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• Minnesota had a chance to tie the game with a Naz Reid 3 with 10.0 seconds remaining.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
• The Tritons rank second in the Big West in field goal percentage defense (41.1).
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
• Locate this button and press it down for a few seconds to engage.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
• But that would still take four hours — in the hope that Israel’s Iron Dome would cope with a barrage of rockets that would take 90 seconds to reach the city.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Video shows Ricci dropping his keys and a to-go drink and, in seconds, pulling a handgun from his waist and shooting as the men ran away.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• The Hurricanes closed to within six points with 38 seconds left in the game on a Jaida Patrick three-pointer.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• In addition to the ten functions, there are 16 programs that can be set in a matter of seconds.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
• Jordan allegedly fired two shots, one that killed Mizell and a second that hit the other person in the leg.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
• The first counter sorted through a box and recorded a number before passing it to the second for a recount.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• One precinct in nearby Byram had no ballots for two hours while a second had just 25 to 30 ballots and a long line of voters, the group said.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2023
• The town hall is Trump's second of the 2024 primary election season.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
• My only quibble is that any adjustments to the EQ invoke a message that stays on the screen for up to three seconds while the app makes the changes.
  — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
• Feel free to help yourself to seconds (or even thirds) this Thanksgiving.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
• Dry and wet leaves were removed from the grass and garden in 25 seconds or less, while leaves were cleared from concrete in just six seconds.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023

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second

3 of 4 adverb

• That gives the Wings a 5% chance to pick first overall in June's draft, and 5.4% chance to pick second.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2023
• The goal, of course, is to sing second, as the winning team’s song is performed last.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• With one out, Edouard Julien hit a liner off the left-field wall and tried to take second.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
• The venue purports to be the tallest and second largest bar by square footage on Lower Broadway.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• There are long-term concerns about the loss of the reservoir, the second largest in Ukraine at 2155 square kilometers.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 9 June 2023
• Over his two-plus seasons at second, he’s saved 28 runs.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• The more frames per second required, the harder time a camera will have in lower light.
  — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
• Chula Vista is the second largest city in the region and is home to one of the largest populations of young people.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
• Other times, Rojas has played second to free up a spot at third.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• The convertible needed just 0.1 second longer to reach 60 mph in our testing.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
• The second biggest group of contributors to Schiff have been lawyers and law firms, at $1.7 million.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
• Matt McLain, batting second in his major league debut, showed off his speed in the third inning.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
• Cineworld owns the Regal cinema chain and is the second largest movie theater operator in the world.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2023
• Everett’s Blake Rombusch then stole second to further jam up the right-hander.
  — oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
• His release point of 6.96 feet ranks second in the majors and is nearly a foot higher than league average.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
• The Capitals finished second and fourth in the division and were ousted in the first round during his first two seasons.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
• With no outs in the seventh, Ezequiel Duran wandered too far off second on Marcus Semien’s deep fly to center field.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• Banking regulators said the second largest bank in the US harmed hundreds of thousands of people over the course of several years.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 11 July 2023
• Goldman Sachs predicted in 2018 that Japan could become one of the largest casino markets in Asia, second only to Macao.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
• Comedy sometimes comes second to make the infotainment, the sugar on the medicine.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
• Gabriel Geay of Tanzania finished second, and Kipruto was third.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• One of the victims, Michael Jenkins, second from right, during a news conference in February.
  — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2023
• Metro Phoenix has emerged as the nation’s second largest hub of data centers, according to a recent study by Cushman & Wakefield.
  — The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
• The bank is the second largest in the United States, serving 68 million individuals and small businesses.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 July 2023
• In Bavaria, the AfD came second in the October elections, giving it the right to appoint two honorary judges to the southern state’s constitutional court.
  — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Ariel Carlson drops a sacrifice bunt, McGowan to second.
  — oregonlive, 12 May 2023
• But after an early burst of activity, growth in the world’s second largest economy appears to be stalling.
  — Laura He, CNN, 9 June 2023
• The Badgers are ranked second in the preseason poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
• Sacred Heart Cathedral senior Jonah Lee took second in the 100 breaststroke.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
• And second, find new avenues of business growth in a decarbonized economy.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023

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second

4 of 4 verb

• I would like to second the motion to adjourn.
• Rosario scored him with a single to right and Ramirez moved Rosario to second with a single.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• Kwan started the rally with a one-out walk and Rosario singled him to second against Will Vest.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
• Just to second that emotion, like Eric said, shout out to all of the women with their R&B and just Black women.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
• Mikey Kane was beaned to open the bottom of the 13th and Macias — after botching two bunt attempts — moved Kane to second with a grounder to first.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
• These poles are not fancy or flashy, but will get the job done with your best snowshoes or skis, and can second as a pair of hiking poles.
  — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Duran led off the third inning with a single and was sacrificed to second by Yu Chang.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• The Rangers advanced a runner to second in the sixth and seventh innings — Taveras in the sixth and Adolis García in the seventh, both of whom walked — but couldn’t score.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
• García, who walked to start a two-out, two-run rally in the fifth made the first out of the seventh on a grounder to second with the infield in with runners on second and third.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
• Give pedestrians and cyclists seconds more to get out of the way of a vehicle that outweighs them by thousands of pounds.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• The infielder-by-trade fired a strike to second on a one-out single by Corey Seager to catch the $325-million man trying to stretch out a double.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2023
• Roche seconds this idea of bottling fame, or, at least, fame adjacency.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
• Travis seconds Jason’s compliments to mother Donna Kelce’s dinner rolls and says mac and cheese is a favorite of his, too.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• That motion, seconded by Councilmember Rick Robinson, failed on the 2-2 vote.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
• When Keith made the motion for his funding to be approved, no council member seconded the motion – which means the motion dies.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 23 Feb. 2023
• That motion failed when no other board members seconded it.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
• Magnus Fiennes — a composer and the brother of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes — was also in attendance and seconded the notion about the nature of the sound.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• When Keith made the motion for his request to be considered two weeks ago, no council member seconded the motion.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 9 Mar. 2023
• Bear Alexander, the anchor of USC’s defensive line last season, seconded that notion.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• However, common sense, seconded by Miss Manners, counsels against putting too much faith in the power of anesthesia.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• Valletta seconded that recollection in her own video with Vogue from April.
  — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• The books discussed in these meetings must be nominated by a staffer and have at least one other reader seconding that nomination.
  — Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• If Newsom has designs on the White House, the easy and obvious move would have been seconding Kounalakis and others calling for removal of the insurrectionist ex-president from the 2024 ballot.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• As for the ongoing speculation surrounding the film's behind-the-scenes drama, Wilde seconded comments that Pugh previously made to Elle.
  — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
• No council member seconded Kurland’s motion to accept Alternative 3, which meant it could not be considered for a vote.
  — Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Councilor Isaac Hodges, the lone councilor who voted against reinstating Howard in January, seconded the motion.
  — oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023
• That nomination must then be seconded by two other members, before being voted on by the academy’s full membership.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
• Robin Thede seconded Henson’s argument on X, noting that an actor is running a whole operation where a majority of an actor’s gross income does not belong to them, going to expenses like managers and lawyers.
  — Vulture, 20 Dec. 2023
• Finally, there is also a metro station in Piazza della Repubblica itself, literally seconds from the front door.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Fellow wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk seconded the notion.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024

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