red ribbon

noun

: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition

Examples of red ribbon in a Sentence

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The gondoliers at Gondola Romantica all wear black pants or shorts, a striped shirt and a straw hat with a red ribbon. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025 Hundreds of club members wore red ribbons and pledged to lead drug-free lives. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025 The post then moved onto an image of a table candle set with red ribbons and an image of red Christmas trees surrounded by hundreds of matching balloons. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 The Vatican's media office posted video to social media late Monday showing the doors of Francis' apartment being tied shut with red ribbon, then sealed with red wax. Lauren Frayer, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red ribbon

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red ribbon was in 1872

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“Red ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ribbon. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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