Examples of 'was the runner-up' in a sentence
Meaning of "was the runner-up"
The phrase 'was the runner-up' is used to describe a participant or competitor in a competition, contest, or race who finishes in second place. The runner-up is the individual or team that comes closest to winning but is not the ultimate victor. This phrase is commonly used to acknowledge and honor the achievements of those who performed exceptionally well but fell just short of being the winner
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was the runner-up
She was the runner-up amongst five candidates.
The nearby town of Austin was the runner-up.
He was the runner-up of the top scorers in the competition.
Chile won the pool and Uruguay was the runner-up.
Tunisia was the runner-up with eleven gold medals.
She went on to enter the Miss World contest where she was the runner-up.
Doxas was the runner-up of the second series of the show.
In an architectural competition, James Gandon was the runner-up with a scheme that many people favoured.
Skyred was the runner-up of the qualifier and took its place at the main qualifier.
But in six of the last seven Grand Slam events, a major champion was the runner-up.
He was the runner-up on the first season of NXT.
She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions.
She was the runner-up of the fifth season of Eesti otsib superstaari.
She appeared in school plays and was the runner-up for Homecoming Queen.
She was the runner-up on the eleventh season of the reality show American Idol.
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Great Britain won the first title and Czechoslovakia was the runner-up.
And Holden was the runner-up in the tournament.
Mark Rhodes from Walsall was the Runner-Up.
The bandy team was the runner-up for the Swedish championship three times.
Michael Tschuggnall was the winner and Christina Stürmer was the runner-up.
She was the runner-up after she was beaten for the winners title by Joss Stone.
In August of that year she began the skating for A Dream and was the runner-up.
Snedeker was the runner-up last week at The Barclays.
In that first win in Italy, her older sister Cathy was the runner-up.
Bowrey was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles tournaments.
She discussed Cameron, who was the runner-up this season.
She was the runner-up in the inaugural season of The Voice.
Timor Steffens was the runner-up.
She was the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol.
Anna Avetyan was the runner-up.
He also was the runner-up in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.
In two other seasons, he was the runner-up for Cy Young.
He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol.
Yllka Kuqi was the runner-up.
She was the runner-up in WTA Tour singles and doubles tournaments on 7 occasions each.
Grupi Aurora was the runner-up.
He was the runner-up in the Funny Car bonus race at Indianapolis.
Ben Affleck 's Argo was the runner-up for the prize.
She was the runner-up in her first game, Vietnam Open.
He reached the final, where he was the runner-up behind Rosa López.
DeCesare was the runner-up in the Diva Search, with Christy Hemme being crowned the winner.
In the SME category, the company Aislamientos Desmontables was the runner-up.
SK Rapid Wien was the runner-up by six points.
He was the runner-up here last year.
Last season, she was the runner-up.
Michel Truog was the Runner-Up and Michael Rauscher reached the third Place.
Twenty years ago, I was the runner-up.
She was the runner-up a year ago.
Oh, did you know Daryl… Daryl's mom was the runner-up in the Miss Illinois pageant.
He was the runner-up of this season.
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