runner-up
noun, plural run·ners-up.
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Contemporary Examples of runner-up
“I put on a dress and walked down, and ended up getting first runner-up,” she recalls.
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Runner-Up: Pauline Etienne, Eden I could not take my eyes off this immensely talented Belgian actress.
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You could, I suppose, broaden the definition of “runner-up” to include Romney.
Also on stage was runner-up Crystal Lee, a Chinese-American and Miss California 2013.
Bergolio was considered as the runner-up to Ratzinger in 2005.
Historical Examples of runner-up
A purse of $50 was offered for the winner and $30 for the runner-up.
The Dogs of BoytownWalter A. Dyer
I won one once—runner-up in the fifth flight over at San Gabriel.
Fore!Charles Emmett Van Loan
You see they do say I'm runner-up among the amateurs on the green links.
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin PointQuincy Allen
However, as a traitor, I'm not even a runner-up with your father.
The Pride of PalomarPeter B. Kyne
Last week Mrs. Clement Barstow was runner-up in the women's amateur golf tournament played on the Okoochee eighteen-hole course.
GigoloEdna Ferber