medal
Example Sentences
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Quick won a silver medal as a backup goaltender for the U.S. at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, although he did not see any playing time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"Do I feel like an Olympic medallist? I don't know, because we never received our medal on a podium," he told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
At Milan Cortina, Italy’s Winter Olympians produced their best ever medal haul to finish behind only powerhouses Norway and Team USA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Only ONE trans woman weightlifter competed in Tokyo 2021 and she did not win a medal.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The Saint Christopher medal shines in the moonlight, but even a saint seems small and powerless against what’s coming.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing medal
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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