: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity
called also Nobel
Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence
He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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The film begins with Beckett (Gabriel Byrne), dressed as though for a funeral, at the Nobel Prize event celebrating him in Stockholm.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong, a port city in southeastern Bangladesh, according to his profile on the Nobel Prize website.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Capek was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Count this critic in the latter camp, which embraces the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner for his unflinching commitment to following his own artistic muse.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong, a port city in southeastern Bangladesh, according to his profile on the Nobel Prize website.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Capek was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Count this critic in the latter camp, which embraces the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner for his unflinching commitment to following his own artistic muse.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Nobel Prize
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: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity
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