Example sentences for: won

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

  • "Tuesday's presidential election was won back in January, when the economy, which seemed headed for zero or even negative growth, suddenly turned around," writes James K. Glassman, the conservative Washington Post columnist.

  • The media's feel-good story lines focused on 1) the underestimated horse, who was offered for sale in February but had no takers; 2) trainer Wayne Lukas, who got the victory despite the fact that rival trainer Bob Baffert had three favored horses in the race and had won the last two Derbys; and 3) jockey Chris Antley, who had been thinking of quitting the sport after a bout with drug abuse in the late '80s and a weight problem last year.

  • Another thing about these games that makes me nervous is that two players in cahoots at adjacent computers could rig the table, playing in tandem and driving up the bets when they know they've got the hand won.

  • But the courts ruled that because cola was a common word describing what was in the beverage, any soda containing cola derivatives could be called a cola . Coke's trademark was upheld against Chero-Cola, Clio-Cola, Coca and Cola , and El-Cola ; ruled to be non-infringing were Koke, Dope, Cherry-Cola, Roxa-Cola , and Dixie-Cola . As for other sodas, Moxie won its case against Noxie , but Pepsi-Cola lost against Pep , as did Seven-Up against Cheer Up .

  • Florida's Jeb Bush won a majority of the Hispanic vote in his run; his brother George W. polls extremely well among blacks and Hispanics.


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