How to Use bronze medal in a Sentence

bronze medal

noun
  • The team won a bronze medal in this event in Beijing.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Olympic team got a bronze medal in Paris two years ago.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • The women lost in the semis and then lost again to Japan in the bronze medal race.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • China took the bronze medal with a win over the Netherlands.
    — Curt Anderson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Jansen & Jones salvaged a podium spot with a win in the bronze medal match.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Rang one off the post on a breakaway in the bronze medal game that would have tied it 2-2.
    — Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Spaniard was with her two children by the time she was told the bronze medal would not be hers.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • This would result in Chiles having to return her bronze medal.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The country won the bronze medal at the last two Winter Olympics.
    — Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Four years ago in Beijing, Lehman won a bronze medal in team pursuit.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • China picked up a bronze medal in the event, holding off the Netherlands.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The best result from his two stints at the World Juniors was a bronze medal.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Muller was on the bronze medal-winning Switzerland team for the Olympics.
    — CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Teräväinen will skate for Finland again, fresh off a bronze medal in the Olympics.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • His teammate Kjeld Nuis clinched the bronze medal and jumped for joy on the podium.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Artistic Gymnastics’ bronze medal saga is far from over.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Diggins won a bronze medal in the 10-kilometer freestyle race.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The winner of that will advance to the gold medal game while the loser will advance to the bronze medal game.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, Liu had already won a World bronze medal; few skaters can improve on that.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And Katie Ledecky won the bronze medal in the women's 400m freestyle race.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 27 July 2025
  • Italy also secured a surprise bronze medal in the team figure skating event.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Brazil took home its first team medal ever at the world championships and France took third to win the bronze medal.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Inman won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in a rowing event.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • This is the latest in the issue involving Chiles' bronze medal.
    — Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Lindvik and Forfang were both on the team that took home the bronze medal in the world championships.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Here's why Jordan Chiles' score changed, giving her the bronze medal in the floor final.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Spain went on to beat Canada in a 70-68 thriller to secure the bronze medal.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
  • The men will play for the bronze medal on Friday night and the gold medal game is Saturday night.
    — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Just ask our 2020 women’s Olympic soccer team, which took home a bronze medal.
    — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
  • Anything less than a bronze medal would be a disappointment, and anything more would not be a surprise.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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