How to Use award in a Sentence
- The judges will award a prize to the best speaker.
- The winner was awarded a gold medal.
- A prize will be awarded to the student who sells the most tickets.
- The company is awarding the contract to the lowest bidder.
- The jury awarded damages to the defendant.
- He was awarded a patent for his invention.
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No place awards the ball in play like Coors.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Prizes will be awarded for the best chili.
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Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Both judges awarded her a score of 6.
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Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The crew chief awarded one run on what was ruled a wild pitch.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Both award more than 8,000 grants each year.
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Mirae Kim,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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By rule, Binderup is awarded a base hit.
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Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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He was awarded the Bronze Star.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Both men were awarded the Navy Cross.
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Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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He was awarded the Navy Cross for these deeds.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Up to three licenses will be awarded by the end of the year.
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Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Tickets for the event are free and will be awarded via a ballot.
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Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Medals will be awarded tonight in the team event here at figure skating.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The grand prize will be awarded to one winner at the end of the season.
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Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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How many H-1Bs are awarded each year?
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Who awards the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Chapman would have been awarded a single and called out.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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First, second and third place winners will be awarded in each weight class.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Therefore, no bronze was awarded.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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More than $40,000 in prizes were awarded.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Both judges awarded her a score of 6, for a total of 12.
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Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both judges awarded her a score of 7, for a total of 14.
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Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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All were awarded for slightly late challenges.
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Andy Jones,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The team medal will not be awarded until Sunday.
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John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
- Will the film win any awards at the festival?
- She has won numerous awards for her books.
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These five films have won awards across the world.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bowen Yang will open the awards show.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Chen was on hand to accept the award.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Wilson has claimed the award a record fourth time.
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Russell Lewis,
NPR,
21 Sep. 2025
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Coors Field awards more than power.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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In his past five fights, Makhachev has earned five fight-night bonus awards.
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But the awards tell only part of the story.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Part of it might be that there's no monetary award.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Heinrichs gave her blessing for the award to take her name.
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Who will receive a special award on the night?
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The exact amounts of their awards were not announced.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Who is competing for the movie cast award?
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Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The award is strictly for first-year players.
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Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Read-on to find our award winners below.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hudson's award season is not over yet.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Cast your vote for the People's Choice award.
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Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Coogler’s Sinners took home three awards.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Gaga herself took home the award for Best Artist.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes won the award.
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CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Freese had eight clean sheets in 31 starts last season on his way to the award.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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That is, of course, the burden of all awards shows, and a line that is always crossed.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The awards are voted on by the entirety of both guilds.
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William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rogen took the stage to accept the award on her behalf.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her Perveen books have also won awards.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Watch the awards show below to see the top 50 winners.
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Pat Mueller,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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The city ranks low compared to other large cities in grant awards per capita.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Ali Wong was booked, busy, and winning awards this past weekend.
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Alyssa Grabinski,
Peoplemag,
17 Jan. 2024
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Chrysler and Dodge didn’t meet the study’s award criteria.
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Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
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