How to Use winner's circle in a Sentence

winner's circle

noun
  • The jockey and horse approached the winner's circle.
  • But Clark-Heard is more focused on the present, not the past. Since opening her tenure at Cincinnati with back-to-back 20-win seasons, Clark-Heard has had trouble leading the Bearcats back into the winner's circle.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Ran great at Tampa this winter and a return to that form will get him to the winner's circle.
    — Star Tribune, 25 May 2021
  • Now that one has made it to the winner's circle, DeVaux hopes more will follow.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Michael Barisone, 58, spent a lifetime standing proud in the winner's circle.
    — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Now, Julia talks about her proudest moment, and reveals the two wrong moves that may have kept her out of the winner's circle.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Our performance has been inching closer to the winner's circle and last weekend in Brainerd was proof of that.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • From being nearly buried alive to the winner's circle in the span of 12 days, it's been quite the ride for Mr Changue.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 July 2019
  • Any player, especially one who has yet to find the winner's circle, would sign up for a five-shot cushion with 18 holes to play.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • The last time the game's best took on Shinnecock, Brooks Koepka found the winner's circle at 1-over par.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Riders were also able to walk their horses through the starting gate and pose and take pictures in Pimlico's winner's circle.
    — baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2018
  • During the wait, both horses walked in circles as the rain picked up and the two large groups crowded in a winner's circle too small for both and sprung umbrellas to try to stay dry.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Instead, his impact, like pulling children into his winner's circle, will continue to be honored by other tracks.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Venezuelan native, who is based in Florida, waltzed all the way to the winner's circle to celebrate.
    — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2023
  • Bug-proof mesh, awnings for shade and rain protection, and an interior divider wall for privacy also helped this tent claim a spot in the winner's circle.
    — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • McLaren's car was declared the victor and Miles the second-place driver — hee and his car were denied entry to the winner's circle.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2019
  • When fans roared at him in appreciation on the way back to the winner's circle, Smith calmly point to Justify.
    — Tom Canavan, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2018
  • Despite leaving the field limping just before halftime, Mahomes returned to the field to lead the Chiefs back to the winner's circle.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But whether or not the chestnut horse draped in WinStar Farm silks runs his way into the winner's circle, make no mistake – this was a team effort.
    — Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2018
  • Finally, Carlos and Shawn share thoughts on the Tigers, who may be next in line in proverbial winner's circle in Michigan.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2021
  • And rounding out the 2023 winner's circles are the competition's two runners-up, Skye and Ducky.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Navigating a new caddie will be difficult to do on a difficult course, but maybe Greiner is the secret sauce that Thomas needs to get back in the winner's circle.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The gray/roan contingent is also due for a trip to the winner's circle, with the last to get there being Giacomo in Derby 131.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023
  • That horse would bring him his first taste of the winner's circle during the 2024 racing season with a win at Turfway Park in Florence.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Nearly eight years to the day of the 2018 accident, in what was his 239th start on Tour, Cauley found himself in the winner's circle.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Mattson, of Prior Lake, waved about a dozen friends into the winner's circle to pose with Elusive Amelia following her 3/4-length score in the first race.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
  • Bastian is not alone in the winner's circle of the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest; two runners-up joined the pooch in the competition's top three.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On the other side of the planet, Joaquin Niemann found the LIV Golf winner's circle yet again in South Korea.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The quartet is no stranger to the winner's circle having teamed as the Van-tastic Four in winning a mother/son race in Delray Beach in 2016.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 Dec. 2017
  • While Scheffler got revenge against Fitzpatrick on Sunday by beating him by three, Fitzpatrick was the one who delivered the final punch on the playoff hole and stepped into the winner's circle.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

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