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Discover LudwigThe phrase "placing second" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when discussing a competitive situation in which a person or team has taken second place. For example, "The team was proud of themselves for placing second in the tournament."
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Daniela Ceccarelli made it an Italian one-two sweep, placing second in 1 26.93.
France was last year's winner, with Denmark placing second and Switzerland third.
The Americans sprinted to overtake Ukraine, placing second and qualifying for tomorrow's six-boat final.
Mr. Edwards suddenly found himself in a stronger position after placing second in Wisconsin.
In the end I surprised myself by placing second in 9 hours 40 minutes.
Ashton Eaton won the decathlon, with Trey Hardee, a two-time world champion, placing second.
Wisconsin's women's lightweight eight retained the Coggeshell Cup, with Princeton placing second for the second consecutive year.
She has risen from peripheral player to major threat, particularly after placing second at the United States Championships.
He also had an affinity for Saratoga, winning twice and placing second three times in seven attempts.
St. Joseph's has been snapping at Temple's Dad Vail heels, placing second last year to the Owls by 3.3 seconds.
The team did so by placing second in a four-team round-robin in Mexico two weeks ago.
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