Example Sentences

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So the question is not so much whether they will medal but whether they will finally beat the British, who crushed their golden hopes in London and four years later in Rio.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Perhaps this means that my man, Bernard Lagat, will medal.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2016

Four years after an embarrassing shutout, the U.S. will medal in the Olympic boxing tournament.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2016

Neither will medal, but they are going to try.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2014

America’s two leading female figure skaters won’t take to the ice again until next Wednesday, when in all likelihood neither will medal.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2014