How to Use blue-ribbon in a Sentence

blue-ribbon

1 of 2 adjective
  • Find your blue-ribbon gifts and set the bar high for next year with our top picks below.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
  • These items are judged, and blue-ribbon winners may be entered in the auction for purchase.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • As a teacher of middle-grade students, the old-fashioned blue-ribbon field day was my least favorite day of the year.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
  • But a prize-winning pumpkin comes down to genetics, like any winning show dog or blue-ribbon cattle at the state fair.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Complete with fresh onion, peppers, and lots of corn off the cob, this tangy blue-ribbon relish is an undeniable winner.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • Complete with fresh onion, peppers, and lots of corn off the cob, this tangy blue-ribbon relish is an undeniable winner.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
  • The over 70 positive comments shared that this cake is always requested and is by far a blue-ribbon worthy dessert.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In 1968, Mayor Joseph Alioto named her to a blue-ribbon committee on crime.
    — Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Each member of the selection committee can only vote for three of the five blue-ribbon committee finalists.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But Missoula's claim to fame is its blue-ribbon river that runs through town and provides residents with an endless list of water activities.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And its majesty spans far beyond the national park, with nine blue-ribbon trout streams, rodeos, ski areas, and endless opportunities to recreate under the big sky.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • His Opuntia leucotricha, or Aaron’s beard cactus, was the highest-scoring blue-ribbon winner.
    — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • There’s already a model for bringing together a blue-ribbon commission to help solve an existential crisis.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Butter and cream cheese make the crust rich in this state fair blue-ribbon recipe from Sheila Bethia of West Allis, Wisconsin.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In response to calls for court-packing, the Biden Administration assembled a blue-ribbon panel on court reform.
    — Ian MacDougall, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
  • This led then-governor Bill Ritter to convene a blue-ribbon commission, which brokered a solution to preserve the status quo.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • Biden’s blue-ribbon panel was widely seen as a repudiation of progressive calls for court-packing, such panels being, in Washington, where ideas go to die.
    — Ian MacDougall, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
  • What’s needed, says a blue-ribbon panel, is a better way to funnel public and private dollars to meet those challenges, following a blueprint laid down by a new national advisory body.
    — Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 1 Oct. 2024
  • For decades, blue-ribbon panels and incoming presidents have observed with surprising unanimity that overclassification has grown out of control—and vowed to fix it.
    — Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The state fair features blue-ribbon animal displays, culinary delights and competitions, live music, a carnival, fireworks and other family fun.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
  • The state fair features blue-ribbon animal displays, culinary delights and competitions, live music, a carnival, fireworks and other family fun.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
  • The state fair features blue-ribbon animal displays, culinary delights and competitions, live music, a carnival, fireworks and other family fun.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024
  • To meet this moment, city and regional leaders should establish a blue-ribbon committee to develop clear, actionable strategies for long-term sustainability.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Twenty years ago, when Trent Tatum and his business partner began building a fishing empire on a blue-ribbon tail water in central Wyoming, two clients could catch up to 80 fish a day.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The Stanford professor Keith Humphreys worked on a blue-ribbon commission to reform cannabis laws with Newsom in the 2010s.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • An excellent blue-ribbon commission recommended sensible changes that were largely adopted in 1984.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The top five will now compete to take home the title of 2024 American Humane Hero Dog, which will be selected by a blue-ribbon judging panel.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • But my interest piqued recently when the president invited a blue-ribbon panel to the White House for a saving college sports roundtable to dig into the problems plaguing college sports in this country.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Show attendees were eager to see the year’s blue-ribbon horticulture awards for roses, cut-stem flowers, herbaceous perennials and dozens of other plant categories that were displayed in Templars Hall.
    — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The Roberto Clemente Award winner will be announced during the 2025 World Series and selected by a blue-ribbon panel, which includes a fan vote.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025

blue ribbon

2 of 2 noun
  • Our pumpkin won the blue ribbon at the county fair this year.
  • This dip is worthy of a blue ribbon!
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And on it there was this little kind of tube with a blue ribbon around it.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • As my daughter dons a swim cap and earns her first blue ribbon at her first meet.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 July 2021
  • My youngest came home with a blue ribbon for swimming the other day.
    — Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The team showed a single-bale hay buggy and earned a blue ribbon.
    — Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018
  • But that day, thousands of people showed up with a blue ribbon.
    — Laura Klairmont, CNN, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The block where the shooting happened was lined with blue ribbons wrapped around trees and fences.
    — Elvia Malagon, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • To grow a massive blue ribbon melon, prune all but one melon from the plant.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2024
  • Many were holding up flags or waving blue ribbons in support.
    — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Switch out the blue ribbon for a black one and don't forget the fingerless gloves.
    — Cameron Glover, Allure, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Law enforcement wore black bands over their badges and civilians wore blue ribbons on their shirts and lapels.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • All those who complete a run will be given a blue ribbon, but their times will not be tracked or recorded.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • After all, the prize money to go with those blue ribbons is only about $8.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Those in attendance wore blue ribbons that were made earlier in the week.
    — Lisa Davis/share, Cincinnati.com, 13 June 2019
  • Then, as now, this had real impacts on children who would not have taken home a blue ribbon.
    — Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Switzerland took the blue ribbon as Best Country for the fourth year in a row.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 15 Jan. 2020
  • At the premiere, his co-stars wore blue ribbons in honor of Reddick.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The dog, Daniel, trotted happily off the ring with his blue ribbon in his mouth.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Guests were also asked to wear blue ribbons in Reddick's honor.
    — Alex Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The top four scorers in each category earned the blue ribbon.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Jeremiah handed them their keys, then cut a big blue ribbon strung across the threshold of one of the houses.
    — Wes Enzinna, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • Hoy wore a dark blue ribbon on his suit jacket, bearing Corey Proulx's last name.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
  • There is no bigger target for the school bullies than the nerds who just won the blue ribbon at the science fair.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Prize was a blue ribbon, $50 in cash and a personalized chef’s hat.
    — cleveland, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Winning blue ribbons isn't the only goal at Vincent.
    — Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The actress also paired the look with matching pearl earrings and a bright blue ribbon on her right shoulder.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Her blonde hair was styled in a braid tied with a blue ribbon, while her glam consisted of her go-to red lip and winged eyeliner.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 June 2026
  • Bright blue ribbons adorned trees outside of the school on Walters Avenue and stood out against the snow.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Then theres's the red, white, and blue ribbon on the inside of the button placket along the front, the cuffs, and the unique side waist openings.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022

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