consolation prize

noun

: a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest

Examples of consolation prize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a gap opens in the cloud for a short time and the corona appears, that is not a consolation prize. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

For too long, many treated a career in the trades as a consolation prize — what young people did if college wasn’t in the cards. — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Jones wanted that final, but settled for the consolation prize of the most games, including sharing the semifinals with the home of the Atlanta Falcons, where Argentina and England play Wednesday. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

And likely won’t until after the Seahawks deal is finalized, if any of those interested parties are looking at the Sonics as a reasonable consolation prize. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consolation prize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize