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Example sentences for "second place"

  • The Talbot horse, Prince Silverwings, who had been in second place, now took the lead and led the way until well in the stretch, where lack of condition told and he gave way to Elwood who had trailed the field to this point.

  • Miami, which had clung tenaciously to second place, also under restraint, was now sent after the flying pacemaker with a will.

  • Foundation was still in second place, and Yankee Notions, running well within himself, half a length away, with Gowell fourth next the inner rail.

  • Foundation was in second place, with Yankee Notions third, and Leochares the Gowell close up, and Jimmie Gill by this time a trailer.

  • Before the end of May, while Cincinnati stood in the van, St. Louis had pulled up to second place, and Brooklyn had secured third position, the Athletics being fourth.

  • But remember--use all these great forces when your ambition is hottest, then you can stumble upon no second place.

  • On September 6th New York ousted Boston out of second place, at which date Baltimore led with the percentage figures of .

  • The Boston champions retained first position up to July 30th, while New York tried in vain to push Baltimore out of second place.

  • By June 9th the Bostons had got up to second place, but New York was still in the second division, Baltimore, of course, still leading in the race on that date.

  • I can’t see anything but defeat and a second place on the ticket.

  • And if you do you’re almost certain of a first or second place.

  • But Don managed to hold the slight advantage gained at the last hurdle and Greene accepted second place by the narrowest sort of a margin.

  • By the time the turn was reached he was slightly behind the Warrenton boy, who was still at second place.

  • Even the humiliation of seeing his best horse put in second place by the Y-Bar animal had been endured philosophically and without malice because he believed the thing had been run square and the faster horse had won.

  • I should consider a second place no better than absolute failure.

  • An old Spanish woman disappeared early this morning from that house back on Second Place, and I want her found without delay.

  • I don't care how long it takes or how many miles we cover doing it, but we must manage to get to Second Place, Brooklyn, without being followed.

  • Second Place was a dull row of somber brick dwellings with prim muslin curtains behind each window pane, and an air of bearing its indubitable respectability self-consciously.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    almost any; arbitrary power; hard luck; much from; read thus; second base; second brood; second causes; second chance; second class; second coming; second crop; second daughter; second edition; second growth; second half; second mother; second pair; second session; second stage; second voyage; second year; secondary importance; secondary personality; secondary sexual; seconds south