silver medal

noun

: a medal made of silver that is given as a prize to someone who wins second place in a contest

Examples of silver medal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After winning the silver medal in the long jump, O’Connor scaled the flagpole to replace a British flag with an Irish nationalist banner in protest of having to compete as a British athlete before Ireland gained its independence. —Doha Madani, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026

The 25-year-old sprinter is one of the fastest women of all time, winning a silver medal in the 100 meters in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and gold in the 4×100 relay that same year. —Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

Kane has twice represented the United States in the Olympics, in 2010 and 2014, winning a silver medal in 2010. —Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Philip Noel-Baker’s legacy Eight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war. —Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for silver medal

• intermeddle
• bedell
• heddle
• meddle
• pedal
• peddle
• wedel
• bipedal