Words similar to runner-up

Example sentences for: runner-up

How can you use “runner-up” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Mohandas Gandhi is also a runner-up.
Women's runner-up Jana Novotna choked away a third-set lead in the finals for the second time but managed (unlike last time) not to cry on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent.
Pundits slotted her as the GOP field's runner-up, trailing Gov.
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.