winner's circle
noun
: an enclosure near a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for photographs and awards
Examples of winner's circle in a Sentence
The jockey and horse approached the winner's circle.
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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.
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Now that one has made it to the winner's circle, DeVaux hopes more will follow.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Whether Emerging Market can carry that momentum over to the Derby and the winner's circle remains to be seen, but Brown has something to build on from his strategy of running both horses through two-turn races beforehand.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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
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Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Now that one has made it to the winner's circle, DeVaux hopes more will follow.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Whether Emerging Market can carry that momentum over to the Derby and the winner's circle remains to be seen, but Brown has something to build on from his strategy of running both horses through two-turn races beforehand.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for winner's circle
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“Winner's circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner%27s%20circle. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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