How to Use podium in a Sentence

podium

noun
  • The two shared a hug, and Culkin wiped away tears next to the podium.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Just to stand on that podium and see the looks on the faces of the players and coaches – a supreme moment.
    Evan Dudley, al, 25 July 2023
  • Granger Smith is ready to trade his concert venues for a church podium.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Our best airline for the last 27 years was knocked off the top of the podium by a 10-year-old airline that didn’t crack the top five last year.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • But when Boric took the podium, he was poised, diplomatic and focused on the present.
    Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Jennifer and Daiquiri came in second last year and seem like favorites to win, but the path to the podium is not a smooth one.
    Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • No business leader is better equipped than the CFO to take the podium and raise the baton.
    Jim Deloach, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • There wasn’t a lot of 49ers talk at the postgame victory podium as Green Bay basked in the glow of sending the Dallas-Ft.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But missing the podium didn’t dim the crowd’s affection, nor her mood.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Then the packing will begin again, even before the champagne is sprayed on the podium.
    Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Brown walked off the podium and started high-fiving fans.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • And from that smash debut at Carnegie on, the film treats Bernstein as unimpeachable on the podium.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Turner said anyone present who wanted to read their own name could step to the podium and do so.
    The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
  • He was ranked No. 1 in the world earlier this year and figures to challenge the Brazilian men for a spot on the Olympic podium.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • All of the above athletes are back for this year’s World Championships and are predicted to once again top the podium.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Even amid the uproar over the 100-meter freestyle results, Mr. Larson managed to reach the gold medal podium in Rome.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Milton Andersen: At the podium … Lyle read a letter from Jose … that was filled with love and pride for his sons.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Person after person took to the podium to say all that Patrick Nicholas had taken from them.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • It’s come from the podium with reporters and under the late afternoon Auburn sun at practice.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Over the past few days, an image of Eric Stonestreet is going for second place on the podium.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Every time the Hersey sophomore stepped down from the awards podium at the state meet, someone else requested a photo with him on the top step.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • McConnell began the press conference but soon trailed off mid-sentence and stood frozen at the podium.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • Whittingham is expected to be on the podium at 9:45 a.m. MT.
    Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • At that point, McConnell turned away from the podium and stood nearby while his colleagues took the microphone.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • After that win, Donald answered questions while seated at a podium, then rode with his kids on the back of a cart to the locker room.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Neither is afraid to admit that a podium place in Paris is the goal, but both are acutely aware of how unpredictable an Olympic marathon can be.
    Ben Church, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
  • San Diego State coach Brady Hoke has stepped on the postgame podium six times this season following losses.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Conductor John Lidfors seemed to be all business on the podium.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2023
  • This was a massive jump from last year, when Hooper finished outside the podium in eighth place in his debut.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • When the Clippers kicked off the season with media day this month, George took the podium as his son, now a curly-haired 2-year-old sucking a lollipop, sat on his lap.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023

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