How to Use winner in a Sentence
winner
noun- And the winner is…the blue team!
- With seconds left on the clock, she scored the winner.
- The winners will receive their medals shortly.
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The French film was the winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023 -
But the big winners for the week were small cap stocks.
— Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 -
Here’s what to know about the award — and all of its winners.
— Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024 -
And the winner of this year's contest was one for the books.
— Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Find out who made it to the final and pick your winner HERE.
— The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2023 -
Stay tuned to see who will be the winner and runner-up.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 May 2024 -
John Archibald is a two-time Pulitzer winner for AL.com.
— John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 28 July 2023 -
The fun part: the winner gets a delicious box of their own!
— Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022 -
So far, that big winner hasn't stepped forward to claim the prize.
— Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2022 -
The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner is track and field fast.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Nick Lachey said as he was crowned the winner of season 5.
— Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Buie was clutch down the stretch, hitting the game-winner with 2.7 seconds left.
— Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Certificates have been mailed to the schools for winners through April 5.
— Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024 -
The winners of the second leg (or the team that scores the most goals) move on to the finals on Saturday, June 1.
— Rudie Obias, Variety, 7 May 2024 -
Parrish was fouled on the play but missed the free throw, and UC Irvine came to the other end looking for the winner.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023 -
Bed Bath & Beyond came out of the 2008 downturn a winner.
— Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023 -
Unlike in the group stage, when games can end in ties, there has to be a winner in knockout games.
— Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022 -
The Magic entered Tuesday winners in five of their last six games and six of the last eight.
— Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Even the two-time Super Bowl winner was in awe of the billion-dollar Swift.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023 -
These days, the five-time Grammy winner is happy, healthy and sober.
— Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024 -
That winner will, in layman’s terms, be one lucky duck.
— Chloe Berger, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Alcaraz did the same too with three stone cold winners to take the second game as the tide started to turn.
— Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023 -
Two decades later, the battle lines have been drawn and Roku is clearly the winner.
— Aden Ikram, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023 -
In Florida, winners have to claim the lump sum within 60 days of the drawing.
— Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023 -
With the latter, the winner receives just over half that amount as a lump sum payment.
— Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024 -
Once the Mega Millions releases the results, all winners will be posted here.
— Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Scientists and hobbyists alike enter, and the winner receives a $3,000 prize.
— Matthew Nighswander, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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