Sentence examples for first and second place from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "first and second place" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to two positions or rankings on a list, such as winners in a race or contest. For example, "He was awarded first and second place in the poetry contest."

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They won first and second place.

The Economist

Prizes were given for first and second place.

The New Yorker

In some regions the first and second place candidates are both women.

The Guardian

"High School Musical 3" and "Saw V" took first and second place at the weekend box office.

The New York Times

Her Driftless farmstead cheese won first and second place at two major national competitions just months later.

The New York Times

While CBS was showing mostly repeats, Fox and ABC took first and second place, respectively, in Monday night's ratings.

The New York Times - Arts

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The first-and second-place finishers enter a run-off election, even if both are Democrats or both Republicans.

The Economist

Only the first-and second-place finishers in the June primary can advance to the fall general election.

Los Angeles Times

"You can't wish for anything better than first and second place.

The Guardian - Sport

The uniform distribution produces a uniform distribution of first- and second place digits, as was to be expected.

Plosone

The family kept only first- and second-place rosettes.

The New Yorker

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