Examples of 'distant second' in a sentence

Meaning of "distant second"

The phrase 'distant second' is used to describe a situation where someone or something is significantly less successful, important, or skilled compared to another. It suggests a considerable gap or margin between the top-ranked entity and the one in second place, emphasizing the large difference in performance, quality, or relevance

How to use "distant second" in a sentence

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distant second
Run a distant second to finding who did this.
Joomla is nevertheless a distant second after WordPress.
A distant second to the perfect son.
You leaving here walking is a distant second.
Internet is a distant second to the football.
Reinvigorating global growth runs a distant second.
I guess my powers run a distant second to those of a goddess.
Distant second is that actor.
Gibeault was defeated finishing a distant second place.
He finished a distant second in the five way race.
I never said that winning is a distant second.
Fall a distant second and third to his nature.
But you were a very distant second.
Carbon is a distant second to oxygen in the elements race.
Characterization and story took a distant second place.

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That is a distant second to the takedowns.
Auctions appear to come in a distant second.
A distant second would be super speed to run away fast.
Joomla comes in at a somewhat distant second.
Isis is a distant second to.
Right away you see this car is a race car first and a street car a distant second.
I am sick of being a distant second to a football.
A distant second is banh mi.
The home environment was a distant second.
In a distant second place.
Consulting firms come in a distant second.
Macs were traditionally a distant second to PCs on the home computer market.
All other things are a very distant second.
All of them ran a distant second to a good book and a warm bath.
White came in a very distant second.
Denmark is a distant second source of Canadian pork imports.
Everyone else is fighting for a distant second here.
AND cricket is a distant second in terms of popularity.
Everything else came a distant second.
He finished a very distant second place to incumbent Douglas Harkness.
And everything else is a distant second.
And I was a distant second for a bit.
Everything else is a very distant second.
He would finish a distant second to Kasey Kahne the following year.
Air was a surprisingly distant second.
He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia.
Chicago group a distant second.
He finished a distant second against Liberal Dominic Agostino.
Saving lives is a distant second.
Running a distant second are adaptations of Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.
She came in a distant second.
In Sabah most of the focus is on orangutans with elephants coming a distant second.
The euro is a distant second.
Manufacturers of Vioxx and Lipitor would tie for a very distant second.
Spanish is a distant second.

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And so began my second taste of country life
Second female in the room uses mouthwash
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