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The phrase "was runner-up" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone or something came in second place in a competition, race, or other event. For example: "The local high school soccer team was runner-up in the district tournament."
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was runner-up
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The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.
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("I wasn't Homecoming Queen. I was runner-up," Moore insisted).
Thierry Henry of the Red Bulls was runner-up.
One week earlier, he was runner-up at Colonial.
Marcel Hirscher of Austria was runner-up, 0.26 seconds back.
Liv Grete Poiree was runner-up in the overall standing.
Graham was runner-up in 2014 and fourth in 2015.
Zulia Calatayud of Cuba was runner-up in 2 00.48.
Christoph Gruber was runner-up in 1 20.59.
Sacred Heart of Hempstead, N.Y., was runner-up with 33.
Italy's Isolde Kostner was runner-up at 1 36.59.
England spin bowler Monty Panesar was runner-up".
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