Example sentences for: winning

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

  • The movie isn't simply a fantasy of a commoner winning a princess, however; it's also a fantasy of a princess publicly electing to be with someone below her station.

  • Once the design was released, the name bruin was suggested by many people, but the name that appears to be winning is doubloonie, combining the double loonie with a reference to a traditional coin said to be favoured by pirates—again, a not-too-subtle satirical reference to the appetite for taxation of most governments.

  • The first two items, taken together, amount to an 11-percent chance of a 10/11 chance of winning $5 million.

  • The Falcons upset the Minnesota Vikings 30-27 after 1) the Vikings' kicker, who hadn't missed a kick in 122 consecutive attempts, botched a field goal with two minutes remaining; 2) the Falcons drove back down the field for the tying touchdown in the closing seconds; and 3) the Falcons drove for the winning field goal in sudden-death overtime.

  • Bacall's performance has echoes of her Tony Award- winning Margo Channing role, all patrician bite and bluster.


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