Sentence examples for and secured a third from inspiring English sources

Even with the casualties, the soldiers fulfilled their orders: they destroyed two bridges and secured a third.

The eight-year-old, in only his sixth race over fences, won at Cheltenham for the fifth time in his career and secured a third successive Festival triumph after victories in the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdlee and RSA Chase.

Obama won the popular vote by a comfortable margin and secured a second term in the White House.

Lee Gregory pulled one back but Wes Thomas struck late on as Lee Clark's men ended a seven-match winless run and secured a first away success of the season.

She made her way to Central Park and secured a second-row ticket to that night's performance of the Public Theatre's production of "Julius Caesar".

He won his first graded stakes race in 2009, with Wise Dan's half-brother Successful Dan, winner of close to $1 million, and secured a second-place finish in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Mile with Turallure.

Russell was scampering around the court in determined fashion and secured a first break as Murray was attempting to close out the match to bring the second set back on serve.

She helped set another world record (3 min 52.05 sec) in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay and secured a fourth gold in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.

Paul Le Guen is satisfied his Rangers players will enter Sunday's Old Firm match in as positive a frame of mind as possible after they sealed the top qualifying position from Group A and secured a second consecutive clean sheet.

Cook, 29, became Test captain following Andrew Strauss's retirement in 2012 and secured a first series win in India for 27 years and a home Ashes success.

Westley, 46, led the Hertfordshire side out of the Conference Premier in 2010 and secured a second successive promotion the year after to take the club into League One for the first time.