take the prize

Example Sentences

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Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., may take the prize in this dubious category, however.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns are the favourites to take the prize this season.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

If Jung-jae wins, he will be the first actor starring in a non-English series to take the prize.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022

And if she wins the directing award on Sunday, it would be the first time in the Oscars’ 93-year history that women directors take the prize in back-to-back years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2022

“You will have to trick him. But you cannot take the prize directly. You will die!”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan