Sentence examples for earned the prize from inspiring English sources
Bishop and Varmus earned the prize they were given.
She would never buy a lottery ticket, because if she won, she would not feel she had earned the prize money.
Other winners at the DGA included Lena Dunham, who earned the prize for comedy series, for the pilot of HBO's "Girls," and Rian Johnson, who took home a plaque for drama series for directing an episode of "Breaking Bad".
When the German chancellor was a hot contender in 2015 in the light of her open-door refugee policy, 73% of Germans saying she had not earned the prize, according to one poll.
Firth earned the prize for his performance as gay literature academic George Falconer in the film A Single Man, based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood and directed, in his film debut, by fashion designer Tom Ford.
It's the first time the Galaxy has earned the prize, which is awarded based on objective criteria such as fewest fouls and cards received and on a subjective evaluation of sportsman behavior.
The highlight of the week's competition should be Tuesday's 50-mile race around the Isle of Wight, the same course around which America led the fleet to earn the prize that became its namesake.
In Division Two, the long time top pair went up, but Hampshire leapfrogged Worcestershire to earn the prize money after steamrollering Glamorgan, while Worcestershire took a comparable beating at the hands of Essex, whose charge came just a little too late.
The director made his feature film debut in 1998 with Pi, earning the prize of best director at the Sundance Film Festival and best screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards.
For his part, Edgerton also felt a deep respect for his character's financial woes, admiring the everyman who decides to enter the very same tournament to earn the prize money and save his family's home.
