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Example sentences for: runner-up

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… President Bill Clinton honors runner-up Franklin Delano Roosevelt for "two decisive victories: first over economic depression and then over fascism."
Drop Dead Gorgeous was written by a former Minnesota Miss Teen runner-up, but despite this insider angle, it offers nothing that wasn't done better in 1975's Smile . (Click here to find out what the Pageant News Bureau thought of the film.)
In terms of size, there is a "typical" bed size (100 beds); in terms of people served, there is a "typical" population (men and boys); and in terms of years of operation, 3 years is "typical," with 2 years a close runner-up.
The runner-up goat was Falcons Coach Dan Reeves, whose defeat at the hands of his former quarterback (Elway) and an assistant coach he fired seven years ago (Broncos Coach Mike Shanahan), made Reeves 0-4 in the Super Bowl.
Mohandas Gandhi is also a runner-up.