Examples of 'was the second best' in a sentence

Meaning of "was the second best"

was the second best: This phrase is used to indicate that something or someone did not rank first, but was the next highest in a competition, evaluation, or comparison. It implies being close to the best without achieving the top position

How to use "was the second best" in a sentence

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was the second best
That was the second best day ever.
I answered him in full modesty that I was the second best drawer in the world!
It was the second best dish of the night.
I actually think it was the second best choice.
He was the second best scorer in the whole league.
The total win improvement was the second best in the country.
It was the second best throw in history.
Hosts Canada celebrated its medal haul, which was the second best after the United States.
He was the second best.
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That was the second best friend that got killed there.
He announced his retirement in 2007 when he was the second best German female pole vaulter.
He was the second best tailor in Caraceni.
You've ever made in your life. I actually think it was the second best choice.
Seemingly this was the second best possibility in most cases.

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It was the second best job in the world as far as I am concerned.
I belonged to the Makabi ( Macabee ) team, which was the second best club in the league.
Last year was the second best of the last ten years.
In 30th place overall, Copenhagen University was the second best in continental Europe.
He was the second best sound engineer over at Bayview.
Among Confucius ' students, he was the second best at speech, after only Zai Yu.
He was the second best tailor at Caraceni.
To live in America was the second best decision of my life.
This was the second best jump in Europe that year.
Good, this is Brent. He was the second best sound engineer over at Bayview.
He was the second best student I have ever had.
At the time, this was the second best time ever set in the world.
He was the second best known king of the Empire of New Babylon.
I actually think it was the second best choice you have ever made in your life.
It was the second best annual performance in the previous seven years, after a peak in 2008.
The time was 22m.38s which was the second best time ever recorded in Australia.
Ajax was the second best Greek warrior in the Trojan war.
At the 1970 World Championship was the second best scorer of the national team of Czechoslovakia.
He was the second best scorer with 26 points.
Her high jump was the second best putting her firmly in the lead.
This was the second best performance at European Championships for Greece, after the Euro 2004 triumph.
During that time he was the second best German ski jumper after Jens Weißflog.
Thursday was the second best option, followed by Wednesday.
Our sex was the second best Pamela.
Because it was the second best Batman animated movie.
Williams was the second best scorer with 21 points.
Ton van Genugten was the second best on Iveco 's team today, coming in 6th place.
Happily, 2002 was the second best yearever for European industrial investment.
Luboš Bartoň was the second best scorer of the tournament with 18.7 points per game.
Duke 's 2011 class was the second best recruiting class in the entire country according to ESPNU.

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