Examples of 'finished runner-up' in a sentence

Meaning of "finished runner-up"

Finished runner-up: Refers to a contestant or team that has achieved second place in a competition, often used in sports to describe the outcome of a match or race

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Courtney finished runner-up in both these events.
In total they won the cup nine times and finished runner-up eleven times.
She also finished runner-up a further two times.
During his career he won seven doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times.
He finished runner-up three times and in third place three times.
Alonso has two F1 titles to his name and has finished runner-up on three occasions.
He finished runner-up in the championship with two race wins and six podium finishes.
Spain won the other two titles and has finished runner-up to Brazil three times.
China finished runner-up to Japan two years ago.
During his career Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on 3 occasions.
During his career he finished runner-up in doubles at three events.
This qualified the team for the Bavarian Cup, where it finished runner-up.
He won one race and finished runner-up in the championship chase.
Morgan never won an ATP level singles title, but finished runner-up three times.
Alonso again finished runner-up to Vettel in the world championship.

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He participated in the 1st Honinbo tournament where he finished runner-up to Riichi Sekiyama.
He has previously finished runner-up in three WSOP bracelet events.
In the first elections after the Revolution, in 1984, the Conservatives finished runner-up behind the FSLN.
The following season they finished runner-up again this time in the regional Rousillon League.
Sam Bird, driving for Russian Time, finished runner-up.
Nonetheless, he finished runner-up at the event to veteran compatriot Florian Mayer.
The following year he went one better and finished runner-up in Munich 's BMW Open.
Natalie has finished runner-up at the World Open three times.
She reached the final of the competition and finished runner-up to Simon Ambrose.
He finished runner-up to Nick Kyrgios earlier this season at Acapulco.
Nairo Quintana has now finished runner-up to Chris Froome twice.
He finished runner-up to Danny O'Quinn for the award.
Jackie Stewart qualified on pole for Heat 1 and finished runner-up behind Mario Andretti.
Claye finished runner-up to Taylor at the last two Olympic Games.
During his career he won 6 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times.
He once finished runner-up with England in the World Team Cup final.
In the following two seasons, he finished runner-up to Sébastien Loeb.
Ortiz had finished runner-up in the previous two Latin America Amateurs.
For the third time, Michael Andretti finished runner-up to Rahal in the points.
He also finished runner-up at the PGA Championship and fourth at the British Open.
In New York, she is a six-time champion and finished runner-up to Naomi Osaka last year.
The company also finished runner-up in the Gründerpreis der Berliner Sparkasse competition.
Vergara took part in the Colombian squad that finished runner-up in the 2013 Toulon Tournament.
They finished runner-up to Italy, winning three out of four matches.
For the third consecutive season, they finished runner-up in the Eredivisie, this time to Feyenoord.
He finished runner-up in the championship, three points behind Jeff Simmons.
During his career he finished runner-up at 2 doubles events.
The team moved to the new Formula Three Euroseries in 2003, where Christian Klien finished runner-up.
The same greyhound finished runner-up that year in the St Leger.
Byrne finished runner-up in the Mixed Doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann.
Two seasons later, the club finished runner-up behind Eyemouth United.
Pagenaud finished runner-up at St. Petersburg for the second consecutive year.
Retiring from the last sprint race, Kovalainen finished runner-up in the series, 15 points adrift.
She finished runner-up.
Tan 's brother, Bryan, also finished runner-up in his age group.

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