How to Use win in a Sentence

win

1 of 2 verb

• The boxer won the match by knockout.
• She won praise for her hard work.
• They played well, but they didn't win.
• We tried our best, but you can't win them all.
• He won't give up until he's won the argument.
• She won a tennis trophy.
• Her book won the Pulitzer Prize.
• Neither candidate won the debate.
• It's not about winning or losing. It's about having fun.
• The chances of winning are 1 in 100,000.
• The first team to win two out of three rounds wins the whole thing.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2023
• Who wouldn't want to run around looking for the chance to win big?
  — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
• Shildt won at a clip of 55.9 percent, one of the best in the modern game.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
• To win late, to finish late, to win games, that's progress.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
• All three, plus Catan, won Germany’s Game of the Year award.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• The Wolverines went on to win the game 87-79 in overtime.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Cowboys got a taste of that when Cooper Rush came in to win four games.
  — Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
• In the spring of 1995, Turco won plane tickets in a raffle.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• The winning couple would receive three bonus points added to their scores for the evening.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• With Kyle Gibson on the mound, the Orioles hope to win their eighth straight series.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• What’s not settled is how to win or who is likely to do so.
  — Derek Scissors, National Review, 16 Feb. 2023
• In want of a bulging bank account, winning is the next best carrot.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
• The other five teams in the playoffs would need a run of form not seen all season to win the title.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The researchers behind the system won the Nobel Prize in 2020.
  — Dr. Darien Sutton-Ramsey, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Is anyone gonna expect us at 12-13 to win semistate next (week)?
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2023
• After winning their first two games, the Bearcats have lost four straight as a matchup with Baylor awaits.
  — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• Overall, your odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says.
  — Emma Tucker, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• The French scored once more in the second half to win 4-0 and end Morocco’s historic debut run at the World Cup.
  — James Robson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• Who will win the game and advance to the Final Four? Check out these picks and predictions for the contest.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Colts are currently trying to win without him, tied 14-14 with the Texans in the third quarter.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024

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win

2 of 2 noun

• Their win over the first place team was unexpected.
• Canada's lone win came in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
  — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
• The win clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title, putting this team in rarefied air.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
• That played out in the win in terms of touches with five carries for 53 yards plus a 12-yard catch.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
• Blocker finished with 32 points and eight rebounds in the win. ...
  — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2023
• For Washington, that streak could start with a home win.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• The Pioneers got two runs in the top of the eighth at Weatherford on Tuesday in a 2-0 win.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
• But beyond the headline of Trump's 51% win, there were more insights in the results.
  — Adam Carlson, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
• Gavin Williams had an 8-yard carry to set up Lombardi’s dive into the end zone for the win.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• There’s a lot that went into the Mavericks’ win, but the Heat’s struggles at the foul line were costly.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Spartans needed the win to strengthen their chance for getting home ice for the Big Ten playoffs.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023
• Was there a particular win during the awards show that moved you?
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Dec. 2023
• That put a bit of a damper on the win, but Matulenko undoubtedly earned his spot at the top of the podium.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
• Corey Seager is asked after the Rangers’ World Series win.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• But for other candidates, success in Iowa doesn’t need to mean a first-place win.
  — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
• The cast of Succession had one last hurrah at the 2024 Golden Globes with the show's win for best drama series.
  — Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• Keira Bucher induced an inning-ending groundout in the sixth and added a clean seventh to seal the 7-3 win.
  — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
• One swing of Kyle Tucker’s bat turned what would have been one of the Orioles’ best wins of the season into one of their worst losses.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2023
• In Arizona, Latino voters played a key role in the coalition that secured Biden’s win.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Sabrina Rodriguez, Colby Itkowitz, Meryl Kornfield, Dylan Wells, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2023
• In 2006, the Lakers were one win from forging a second-round matchup against the Clippers, the first time the franchises would have met in the postseason.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
• Joe Morgan swung on a pitch with two outs, cracked a single and led Ken Griffey in for a 4-3 win against the Reds in a nail-biting ninth inning.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
• That started a four-game unbeaten streak against Phoenix in which the Loyal had a pair of 3-0 wins and hadn’t scored fewer than two goals.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• If large language models can help providers be more present and focused on patient care, then that seems like a clear win.
  — S. Scott Graham, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
• Saturday’s win over UMass marked the first return to the famous oaks after a football win.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• After the match, the prince and princess rushed down to the South African team's dressing room to congratulate them and encouraged them on for one more win.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• Minnesota wasn't fazed by the frenzied sellout crowd at Golden 1 Center and pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win.
  — Josh Dubow, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Lakers got a massive three-pointer from Reddish in the fourth to start a 13-0 run that closed the door and ensured the win, the Lakers defense again clamping down.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• The East’s most recent champion has led the conference in wins for five straight seasons.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 15 July 2023
• Bright and early this morning, The Run-Through team gathered at the podcast studio to chat about the night and share their favorite red carpet looks and wins.
  — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
• The Kings missed the chance to clinch by losing to the Ducks on Tuesday, but quickly got back into form by beating Calgary for their fourth win in five games.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024