Sentence examples for something of a prize from inspiring English sources

But rather than being digested, he finds life rather congenial in the belly of the beast and becomes something of a prize exhibit himself.

Given the dwindling supply of conducting talent and the number of orchestras disparate in their search for what remains, the Minnesota Orchestra has landed itself something of a prize.

Essex is also something of a prize because it embraces Newark and several surrounding towns that have large black populations, which can give a candidate a leg up with a crucial Democratic constituency.

When G returned and started Batman, he had an easy time winning us back, which enraged Acme as it turns out, the #hardboyz are something of a prize.

The award was something of a consolation prize, given that the Disney show was not nominated for best musical.

Sometimes, you may have to do something for a prize.

Others honoured this time around seem to be receiving not only a pat on the back for turning up at work but something of a consolation prize, too.

But for Liberty, the sale may be considered something of a consolation prize after plans for an even larger deal went sour.

Over all, the Sunday rally might be seen as something of a consolation prize for a campaign that was unable to leverage its grass-roots enthusiasm into party strength.

Six months after trying and failing to be elected chancellor of Manchester University, former New Labour grandee Peter Mandelson has received something of a consolation prize, taking the same job at the city's newer academic institution.

Nearby, Bill Jentz, 48, of Bohemia, reeled in a 15-pound bluefish, a brute for its species but something of a consolation prize for the crowd that frequents Long Island beaches these days, looking for a striped bass that would double, triple -- they dared to hope for a trophy four times the weight of that bluefish.