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'honorable second place' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use 'honorable second place' to refer to a position or achievement that, although not first, is still regarded as commendable. For example: "The team was proud to accept their honorable second place in the tournament."
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There may be some benefit to Mr. Santorum in finishing an honorable second place — he could become Mr. Romney's running mate, for instance, or he could position himself to be one of the front-runners in 2016.
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Honduras, as in the real thing, occupy a dubiously honorable fourth place.
Game development blog Gamasutra honored VVVVVV in its year-end independent games awards, which earned second place in 2009 and an honorable mention in 2010.
The three first place winners each received a $1,000 cash prize, the three second place winners each received a $500 cash prize, and seven honorable mentions each received a $250 cash prize.
The Grand Prize winner will get $10,000, second place will come away with $5,000, third with $2,500 and five honorable mentions aka losers will get $1,000 each.
Still, second place.
Aristotle took second place.
Noon, second place at first place.
But he came in an honorable third.
The Honorable First Name, Last Name.
Address a letter to an attorney who is also the mayor as: The Honorable (First Name, Last Name).
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