Sentence examples for and secured the second from inspiring English sources

The Falcons have little to play for, having clinched their division and secured the second seeding in the N.F.C. playoffs.

The team had its best record in 15 years, set the N.B.A. record for most 3-pointers and secured the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

He led 5-0 after barely 15 minutes and secured the first set before many spectators had even found their seats.

One bright spot was Schiavone's running forehand winner up the line that passed a lunging Pavlyuchenkova at high speed and secured the first set for Schiavone.

The comeback victory gave the Capitals a four-games-to-one series victory and secured the first National Hockey League championship in the franchise's 44-year history — and the city's first title in any of the four major American sports in more than a quarter-century.

We could hear shooting from the ground floor so we went down the staircase and secured the first floor and tried to rescue as many as possible.

But this week, they pulled off an upset and secured the first of three spots in next week's finale.

Against North Texas, the Alabama defense was dominant and secured the first shutout for the Crimson Tide defense since the 2009 season with their 41 0 victory.

The game was scoreless after 90 minutes and went to extra time, where Claudia Müller scored a golden goal and secured the fifth European title for Germany.

That is why in the early 1990s, I led the effort to create an Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institute of Health (NIH), and secured the first $500 million in dedicated funding for NIH to research a cure.

Brian Barron, who covered the Uganda–Tanzania war for the BBC as chief Africa correspondent, together with cameraman Mohamed Amin of Visnews in Nairobi, located Amin in 1980 and secured the first interview with him since his deposition.