How to Use silver medal in a Sentence

silver medal

noun
  • Kim earned a silver medal in the event.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The French team wound up with a silver medal.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This is Kauf's third Olympic silver medal.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Hall starts to tear up as his silver medal is confirmed — this means a lot to him.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Juarez earned a silver medal at 120 pounds at last year's state meet.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Alex Hall won a silver medal in slopestyle skiing.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Never has winning a silver medal felt like such a gut-punch.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Netherlands won the silver medal.
    — Curt Anderson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The silver medal in Milan was only salt in the wound.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Nazem Kadri Kadri won a silver medal at world juniors.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Knight won a silver medal, while Bowe earned another bronze.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Finland added range to the podium with two bronze and one silver medal performance.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Remarkably, the pair returned to the ice a short time later and went on to win a silver medal.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
  • She's added a silver medal to her collection with two more races to go before the Olympics close.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Because there is no way to look at their silver medal except as a massive victory for them and their sport.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The silver medal for most disappointing unit this season goes to the secondary.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But at the same time, if one of the fellas ends up bringing home a silver medal, or a few of them, or bronze is pretty special.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Olise was the star of the tournament, setting up five goals and scoring two more as France won a silver medal.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Leerdam won a silver medal in the women’s 500-meter.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Thomas Harley, who played for Canada's silver medal team in the Olympics, had two assists.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Thomas Harley, who played for Canada’s silver medal team in the Olympics, had two assists.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But more than likely, the Japanese teammates will be battling for the silver medal.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • While the surging Asher Hong was out of reach, Richard fought his way to the silver medal in the all-around.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The only blemish is a silver medal finish at the Grand Prix Final.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Gu also had a successful Games, winning the silver medal in both slopestyle and big air, and winning gold in the halfpipe.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Tupe, one of the Maori competitors, won a silver medal in wellness massage, and the whole group sang a victory chant.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands was a half-second slower than Stolz and took the silver medal.
    — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The freestyle skier won a silver medal for Team USA in 2014.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Sabine Payer of Austria, who kicked Ledecka out of the contest, bagged a silver medal.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Proud, who claimed an Olympic silver medal in the men’s 50 freestyle last summer, announced the news on Wednesday.
    — Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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