: a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest
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The consolation prize to myself was a vintage Chanel jacket that ended up being one of my best purchases of the year.—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026 The Paralympics stand on their own merit, a global phenomenon that is neither a secondary event or a consolation prize to the Olympic Games.—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 Justin Faulk as a Parayko consolation prize is OK, too.—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 As if karma was on their side, the reward in that year’s lottery was Bam Adebayo, hardly a consolation prize.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolation prize