in the second place

phrase

—used when listing the most important parts of something or the most important reasons for something

I'm not going to tell you because, in the first place, it's none of your business, and in the second place, you would tell everyone else.

Examples of in the second place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in the second place, even taking high-dose tryptophan supplements doesn’t seem to do so much for sleep. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025

The first place Toronto Blue Jays will welcome in the second place New York Yankees in a three-game series spanning from Monday-Wednesday. — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025

The other candidates are Xochitl Galvez who is in the second place position right now according to polls, and a third candidate, Jorge Maynez. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024

Tokyo is joined on the list by Seoul in the second place spot, followed by Halong Bay, Vietnam in third; Palawan Island, Philippines in fourth; and Sapa, Vietnam rounding out the top five. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024

Rhymes for in the second place

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase