How to Use winner in a Sentence
winner
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The French film was the winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
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And the winner of this year's contest was one for the books.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
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Find out who made it to the final and pick your winner HERE.
—The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2023
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Stay tuned to see who will be the winner and runner-up.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 May 2024
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John Archibald is a two-time Pulitzer winner for AL.com.
—John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
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Nick Lachey said as he was crowned the winner of season 5.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
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Buie was clutch down the stretch, hitting the game-winner with 2.7 seconds left.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
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Certificates have been mailed to the schools for winners through April 5.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
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Parrish was fouled on the play but missed the free throw, and UC Irvine came to the other end looking for the winner.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
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Bed Bath & Beyond came out of the 2008 downturn a winner.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
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The Magic entered Tuesday winners in five of their last six games and six of the last eight.
—Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
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Even the two-time Super Bowl winner was in awe of the billion-dollar Swift.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
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These days, the five-time Grammy winner is happy, healthy and sober.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
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Alcaraz did the same too with three stone cold winners to take the second game as the tide started to turn.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
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Two decades later, the battle lines have been drawn and Roku is clearly the winner.
—Aden Ikram, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
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In Florida, winners have to claim the lump sum within 60 days of the drawing.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
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To find the full list of previous Powerball winners, click the link to the lottery's website.
—USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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And while this year's overall winner is Naples, Fort Myers took the prize for the fastest-growing place in the nation.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024
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At the conclusion of Group Stage play, the group winners and runners-up will progress to the semifinals.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Mexico is the undisputed winner, with three cities on the list — the most of any country.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
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Plus, for the presenters and winners, there was a swag bag worth half a million dollars.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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This feature was a section fave and triple winner at Ventana Sur’s Primer Corte, in 2022.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
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The Vikings will be a contender in the conference, and the winner of this game will have an early advantage in the standings.
—Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
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Nearing the end of the show was a performance from Grammy Award winner Babyface.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
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Notre Dame’s Dane Goodwin had a good look at a potential game-winner, but his open 3 was off.
—Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
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This year’s second-place winner came from Carol Kenley of Palmer and weighed 71.55 pounds.
—Amy Bushatz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
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But in the middle of the frenzy, the 42-year-old Grammy winner made sure to acknowledge the Black female country artists who helped pave the way.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
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If there's no jackpot winner, the cash prize will increase by millions.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
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By contrast, Argentina, the winners of the men’s World Cup in Qatar last year, received $42 million.
—Maddie Parker, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
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There were, however, four winners whose tickets matched the numbers drawn for the second prize.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
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