How to Use second in a Sentence

second

1 of 4 adjective

• The chair needs a second coat of paint.
• We sat in the second row.
• B is the second letter in the alphabet.
• That's the second time I've seen him today.
• Chocolate is my first choice; vanilla is my second choice.
• She plays second violin in the city orchestra.
• Then a bunt led to a second run.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
• And then got called back for the second one.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
• Rush will get his full second start.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• But things changed in the second half.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
• Brown scored nine second-half points.
  — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
• So the second week wasn't as calm as the first week.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
• Our second one is 2 and a half now.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
• Chase Briscoe wins the second stage!
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
• Their lead grew 12 points twice in the second half.
  — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
• Dent made eight of 11 shots in the second half.
  — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
• Repeat this process with a second deck of n cards.
  — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
• It’s got to be better in the second half.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
• The two teams match up for the second time this season.
  — ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
• The teams meet for the second time this season.
  — ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
• The Sox were held to four hits for the second straight night.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
• The second half was not so one-sided.
  — Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
• Then came choosing the second pick, and so on.
  — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
• The second half was more even but the damage was done.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• Then 2-for-4 in the second round.
  — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
• Ramirez had the game-winning goal late in the second half.
  — Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
• This marks the second time this year that five planets will align.
  — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
• None of the first, and barely the second!
  — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
• In the second half, she is haunted.
  — William Earl, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
• These second and third strikes appear to have caused most of the deaths.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025

second

2 of 4 noun

• But her hair is a close second.
  — Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
• The second is what to do with the area.
  — Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
• Give me the best six seconds of your life.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
• Melanie could blow at any second.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 8 June 2026
• Which drops the second our eyes meet.
  — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
• Two seconds, from sleep to death.
  — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
• But his shot was blocked with nine seconds left.
  — Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
• Louisville pulled ahead in the top of the second.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
• Smith is in the second of the men's semis.
  — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
• Three shots, less than three seconds apart.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
• The second is a front-of-the-body sling.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
• Takes no more than eight seconds, tops.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
• Add ice and do a quick shake for about five seconds.
  — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
• This first hour flies by; the same is not true of the second.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
• Stir in flour and cook for 30 seconds.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
• Let’s talk about Bob’s look for a second.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
• Add ice and shake for about 10 seconds.
  — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
• Add ice and shake for eight to 10 seconds.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
• Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.
  — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• Add ice and shake hard for about 10 seconds.
  — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
• Add ice, shake hard for six to 10 seconds.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
• Then add ice and shake for eight to 10 seconds.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
• Add ice and shake hard for eight to 10 seconds.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
• Add ice and shake hard for eight to 10 seconds.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
• The whole thing was done in 30 seconds.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• But that’s just a 10-second clip.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
• Cook 30 seconds, then pour in ½ cup of broth.
  — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
• Getting on and off the ship took seconds most days.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 25 May 2026
• There was still more drama left in the second.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• The second is a hope that is one almighty challenge.
  — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

second

3 of 4 adverb

• And second, a broad view of what skills are needed.
  — Ayesha Javed, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
• Why are we drawn to the second-cheapest glass?
  — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2026
• To have been second again would have been crushing.
  — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• Gavin placed second in the state last season.
  — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
• Paraguay will need to win to finish second.
  — ABC News, 20 June 2026
• That number ranked second in the league.
  — Gary Bedore may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
• The overnight barrage was the second-largest of the war to date.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
• That was the team’s second-worst first-half score of the season.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
• And second, who will capture it?
  — Big Think, 18 Sep. 2025
• This may be our second-favorite.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
• This is the second largest car company in the world.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Yang went par-par for a 69 to finish second.
  — Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
• That’s tied for second most in the FBS.
  — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
• The goal, of course, is to sing second, as the winning team’s song is performed last.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Newsom leads in 7 polls and places second in 10 polls.
  — Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
• Alexander tagged at second, went to third and then home when Pages’ throw got away.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
• Volume 2 for the second-most weeks at the summit, with six.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• For both players, there was no second-guessing.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
• Other times, Rojas has played second to free up a spot at third.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
• The Seahawks have the second-lowest blitz rate in the league.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Both teams finished second in their groups to advance to the knockout stage.
  — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
• Standing in their way would be the second-seeded Spurs.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• But Mesa’s will have to settle for being second worst of the worst.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
• Gang Green finished last season with the second-fewest sacks in the league.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Jordan was hit by a pitch to start the inning, but was thrown out trying to steal second.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
• In contrast, the M4 used a second-gen 3nm process.
  — PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
• Hassell walked, went to second on a balk, and scored on a Nunez single.
  — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
• López stole second and raced home when Caissie hit a line drive to centerfield.
  — ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
• The issue is not unique to the nation’s second-largest school system.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026

second

4 of 4 verb

• I would like to second the motion to adjourn.
• Sakala moved Benson to second with a ground-out.
  — Dave Montrose, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
• Now, even their good play seems to be racing to second in the voting behind Flagg.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
• Crawford advanced to second on the error, which was charged to Greene.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Rosario scored him with a single to right and Ramirez moved Rosario to second with a single.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• Roche seconds this idea of bottling fame, or, at least, fame adjacency.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
• Lowe and Gonzalez raced home, Wong to second.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
• Peraza, the shortstop, made a diving stop up the middle, flipping the ball to second for a force out.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
• These poles are not fancy or flashy, but will get the job done with your best snowshoes or skis, and can second as a pair of hiking poles.
  — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Singer Ravyn Lenae seconded her look with soft, romantic waves to match her lip line.
  — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
• Logan O'Hoppe then lined to second for the final out of the inning.
  — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
• Steratore then seconded them on that.
  — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• Griffith advanced Kashimoto to second on a groundout to first.
  — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
• Give pedestrians and cyclists seconds more to get out of the way of a vehicle that outweighs them by thousands of pounds.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• Kwan started the rally with a one-out walk and Rosario singled him to second against Will Vest.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
• Aaron Judge, who crushed a two-run homer in the first inning on Monday, seconded that notion.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
• Duran led off the third inning with a single and was sacrificed to second by Yu Chang.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• That would last until the sixth inning, when Liam Barr singled and advanced to second on an error.
  — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
• While the mayor motioned to approve the permit request, the motion was not seconded.
  — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
• Jackson Arrasin led the inning off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
  — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
• Before the video was put up on screen, Ramirez called the action to question and O’Hare seconded it.
  — Rachel Royster may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
• Rafaela advanced to second on a throw to the plate that cut down a runner, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Carlos Narváez's single.
  — CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
• Rafaela advanced to second on a throw to the plate that cut down a runner, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Carlos Narváez’s single.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
• Frelick scored the go-ahead run when Brice Turang grounded to second on a chopper that bounced over the head of Rogers.
  — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
• Jacob Landers followed with a single and advanced to second on a throwing error.
  — Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
• Angel Gonzalez led the eighth inning off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
  — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
• But Alcantara escaped the jam when Alex Freeland bounced to second with two runners on.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
• While the Rangers eventually made the tag on Wade in the rundown, Mead advanced to second on the play.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
• The motion was seconded by Greg Purvis, the Democratic member of the board.
  — Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
• Tyler Locklear singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and to third on Jorge Barrosa’s single.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025