Sentence examples for of their trophy from inspiring English sources

In any case, both sides may have overestimated the value of their trophy in the first place.

But as more people throng around the punch bowl, their success may depend in part on how many of their trophy properties are on the market.

They pay no city income tax and comparatively low property taxes even as the city's services prop up the value of their trophy real estate.

England have the quality and the depth to mount a strong defence of their trophy, but they will know more about themselves after the game in Cardiff today.

However, just as even the Grand National feels empty when a horse is shot, so Wigan's continued, dogged defence of their trophy was overshadowed by a dreadful-looking injury to Jonathan Parr.

These men were conservationists not in spite of their trophy hunting but because of it — they wanted vast protected forests because they wanted a vast supply of creatures to kill.

Award winners were summoned to the balcony for the presentation of their trophies.

Mallon, seated next to Lewis, the reigning Women's British Open champion, at Colorado Golf Club on Sunday night, playfully mussed her head and said: "Just a reminder that she's holding one of their trophies.

Where once illegal cruelty was the preserve of discreet chat in country pubs, participants now boast about their dogs and their fights online – euphemistically referring to badgers as "pigs" and "pig fights" and posting graphic pictures of their trophies.

They differ mostly in the number of their trophies (83 for Ginger, 62 for Robbi); their amateur rankings for girls under 18 (No. 101 for Ginger, No. 288 for Robbi); the fact that Ginger plays right-handed and Robbi left-handed; and the events they have won.

And yet the way their fans react to each crushing disappointment – perhaps because of their trophy-laden recent past, perhaps because of the promises made about a near-future that seems constantly in retreat – suggests it's horrifically painful whenever it happens, like seeing your dad get beaten up.