prize
noun
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
prizes
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present tense formof prize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But he wins it despite not lifting either of football's biggest prizes last season, having lost in both the World Cup and Champions League semi-finals.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yes, model training, drug discovery and winning prizes like the recently solved Navier-Stokes equations require hot chips in data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, still among the most prestigious prizes any movie can claim, “Fjord” aims for both a quiet, subtle power and the directness of a sledgehammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Earlier this week, the prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were announced in Stockholm, with the latter going to Canadian poet Anne Carson on Thursday for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“When you’re in a library, researching a topic, you’re on a scavenger hunt, looking for clues and prizes in books instead of your attic or backyard.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
