: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity
called also Nobel
Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence
He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
Recent Examples on the Web
The assistant to the Nobel Prize winner, long invisible herself, takes center stage.
—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
And 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics, didn’t.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
And 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics, didn't.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In 1998, the Ig Nobel Prize in biology went to Peter Fong of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania for contributing to the happiness of clams by giving them Prozac.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Nobel Prize
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
And 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics, didn’t.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
And 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics, didn't.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
In 1998, the Ig Nobel Prize in biology went to Peter Fong of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania for contributing to the happiness of clams by giving them Prozac.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Nobel Prize
Cite this Entry
“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Nobel Prize
noun
No·bel Prize
(ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 
: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
