silver medal

noun

: a medal made of silver that is given as a prize to someone who wins second place in a contest

Examples of silver medal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 23-year old Mansour won a National Gold Gloves title in 2023 and captured a silver medal at the 2022 National Championships. —

Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024 Some who watched Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts saw Sara McMann and Tatiana Suarez – collegiate wrestlers who won medals in international competition, including Ms. McMann’s silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. —

Marc Levy, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024 The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary. —

John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024 Christian’s mom, Lisa, was a standout track athlete and soccer player, while his grandfather Dave Sime won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 Olympics. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024 Carmel Olympian won silver medal in 4x200 freestyle relay at worlds. —

David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024 Hakala has also been a member of multiple world championship teams, winning the silver medal in 2019. —

Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2023 The silver medal was won by the pregnant and boisterous Russian Anna Geniushene and the bronze went to the cool and calm Ukrainian Dmytro Choni. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024 Four days after the disappointment of winning the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle, Larson won gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay, breaking the world record. —

Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024

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