Sentence examples similar to a close runner up from inspiring English sources

He called Lemon "the dumbest man on television," and James a close runner-up.

A close runner-up was Juliette Lewis in a port-coloured Julien McDonald dress.

At the least, the eventual nominee tends to be a candidate who was a close runner-up.

September (yellow dots) stands out as the month of the year with the most nice days across a large part of the nation, although October (orange dots) is a close runner-up.

Ukip came second in a 2012 byelection in the South Yorkshire constituency and took more than 40% of the vote at the local elections, capturing 10 council seats and finishing a close runner-up in the other 11.

If he privately concedes that his man would be too old to serve as prime minister, why should voters support Clarke in sufficient numbers to make him a close runner-up?

Although the samples were tasted from unmarked containers, the tasters ranked the peanut butter brand of their childhood or the brand they currently keep at home as a close runner-up.

If that was the greatest story, this should be a close runner-up: Trump has just put the country's economic fate in the hands of the man who has arguably been more publicly and consistently wrong about the economy than any person alive.

While in bed (54%), with on the toilet being a close runner-up (39%), and while eating in third (30%).

And a close runner-up: Hallmark's tacky version of hearts.

While '#4' is a close runner-up, '#4' may result in further delays searching for money... and then being interrupted again when they return with your coffee, your change... and a story about how cute the barista was.