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.
  • 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
  • Amazon has a ton of products on sale right now, including some 2023 Home Fitness Award winners.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This Best of Beauty winner uses safflower seed oil to break up makeup, your face's natural oils, and sunscreen.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024

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