How to Use podium in a Sentence

podium

noun
  • Sorkin’s win was among the film’s three trips to the podium.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Brandy said from the podium to laughs and cheers from the crowd.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This time, though, the top of the podium was his and his alone.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Not a single one made it on the podium.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The run would also land him on top of the podium.
    — Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
  • This might be the truest thing ever said on a podium.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The world sees the champagne on the podium.
    — Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Hathaway asked as the two stood at the podium.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And watching the greats stand on the podium.
    — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Young faces lit up with joy as award winners bounced to the podium.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Payton takes the blame on the podium.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s no question these three are in the podium mix.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The Democrats flocked there to raise their fists and pound the podiums.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Many area athletes got a great view to take it all in from the podium.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2022
  • Prepare to watch her climb podiums for the next two months straight.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The two shared a hug, and Culkin wiped away tears next to the podium.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The falls sent him tumbling from first place all the way off the podium.
    — Sallee Ann Harrison, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Biden looked at the crowd, waved, pointed, and stopped at the podium.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
  • There’s no podium for job hunting.
    — Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That still left one podium empty.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The mom stood at the podium and turned to page 200 in the book.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • And one of those dresses may be featured on the medal podium.
    — Patrice Hutton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Lopera is the first wrestler from Kelly to make the girls podium.
    — Tracy Greer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Jalen Brunson walked to the podium with proof in both arms.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • The duo has combined for three wins and seven podiums this year.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • For a few brief moments, Reid danced to the beat on the podium.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Purdy was doing his best to process the game at the postgame podium.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • After the game, Allen walked to the press podium in tears.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The bad news for the two coaches is that neither team stood on the podium.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Granger Smith is ready to trade his concert venues for a church podium.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023

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