Sentence examples for won the selection from inspiring English sources
"won the selection" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to indicate that someone has been chosen for something after competing in some sort of selection process. For example, "John won the selection and will be starting his new job next week."
Khan won the selection easily.
A former Labour leader of the council, he forced his way on to their mayoral candidate shortlist for 2010 after taking legal action and won the selection vote with ease, only to be dumped by Labour's national executive committee.
Joyce had a majority of 7,843 at the last election over the SNP, but the standing of the local party has been badly damaged by the allegation that the Unite union signed up members without their knowledge in an attempt ensure that its preferred candidate, Karie Murphy, won the selection.
In December 2001, Pasa won the selection for a Dottorato (PhD) under Parodi's supervision.
Ms Sturgeon won the selection vote by 66 votes to 15, with 39 abstentions.
Lizzy Yarnold and Donna Creighton won the selection battle to join Rudman, who also won Olympic silver in 2006 and was pre-selected, in the women's squad.
And things weren't much easier for him even after he had managed to win the selection for Bermondsey.
"What I don't really understand is how every time you change the team and they do not win the selection is criticised".
Eventually Rahman forced his way on to the list after taking legal action and won the candidate selection ballot by a clear distance.
He won the subsequent selection ballot of Tower Hamlets party members handsomely, only to be dumped by Labour's national executive committee.
They believed I was one of them, and I won [the selection process] easily".
