: one that wins: such as
a
: one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work
b
: a victor especially in games and sports
c
: one that wins admiration
d
: a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it
Examples of winner in a Sentence
The winners will receive their medals shortly.
the winners and losers of the court case
And the winner is…the blue team!
With seconds left on the clock, she scored the winner.
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Cast your mind back to the Chelsea game and Liverpool could not complain that the sequence from Estevao’s winner was not coming.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The institution is now Southeast Asia’s most valuable company and winner of countless awards for good digital products and customer service, but when Tan joined DBS in 2010, the bank had a decidedly different reputation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
On their way to church the morning after the draw, the winner realized their fortune and had to pull over to check their numbers a few more times before going into the service, according to the release.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Mama Rose needn’t take offense – the six-time Tony winner has the same decade-or-more aversion to all the cast recordings she’s made over the course of her groundbreaking career.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The institution is now Southeast Asia’s most valuable company and winner of countless awards for good digital products and customer service, but when Tan joined DBS in 2010, the bank had a decidedly different reputation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
On their way to church the morning after the draw, the winner realized their fortune and had to pull over to check their numbers a few more times before going into the service, according to the release.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Mama Rose needn’t take offense – the six-time Tony winner has the same decade-or-more aversion to all the cast recordings she’s made over the course of her groundbreaking career.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for winner
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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winner
noun
win·ner
ˈwin-ər 
: one that wins
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