Sentence examples for a poor second from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a poor second" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is inferior or a lesser alternative to something else.
Example: "While the sequel was entertaining, it was a poor second to the original film."
Alternatives: "an inferior alternative" or "a subpar option".

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The latter came off a poor second.

Sophomore slump: can Westworld avoid a poor second season?

Gale is in some ways a poor second choice.

A poor second best to a spell in jail.

who had a poor second season because of injuries.

The British interest in creating postwar political stability comes in a poor second.

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And in that area, computer programmes remain a poor second-best.

As in Yugoslavia, so in Iraq, people's wellbeing comes a poor second-best to the interests of the world's self-appointed moral and economic arbiters.

She's a poor second-best ("segunda") to the sister who was a golden girl and who never returned from the Huitzil War.

"That was a poor second-half performance, especially when you go 1-0 up.

The Osprey held his hand up for a poor second-half clearance kick that coach Warren Gatland pin-pointed as one incident that helped England's revival.

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