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runner-up

[ US /ˈɹənɝˌəp/ ]
NOUN
  1. the competitor who finishes second

How To Use runner-up In A Sentence

  • First runner-up Zainul Ammar Abdul Ghani, of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pedas, surprised himself when he was able to spell "bacteriologist" in a face-off with Juanita Selvaraja of Sekolah Kebangsaan Panchor for the second and third placings. Undefined
  • However, Sempervivum tectorum, the so-called houseleek or sengreen, is a close runner-up with the name ‘welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-late’.
  • Prizes include trophies and cash awards of 50,000 baht for the winning team and 25,000 baht for the runner-up.
  • If this bimbo is the best Hispanic journalist then I’d hate to see the runner-up. Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Rebecca Aguilar Misses the Target on Shooting Story
  • Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile.
  • First runner-up: ABC's rerunning of 1965's The Sound of Music. Ratings: Football, Wonderful Life Most Popular over Christmas Weekend
  • He was the Cy Young runner-up in the National League in 2010 and the third-place finisher in 2009. Wainwright injury a devastating blow for Cardinals
  • An overall winner and a runner-up were chosen.
  • The runner-up received 2973 votes from the public and was a really good loser on the day.
  • Stenson was the only player without a bogey on his round and missed just one fairway en route to a sterling 6-under-par 66 to beat runner-up Ian Poulter by four shots. On the bag: Now playing, Return to PGA Tour's island
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