How to Use medal in a Sentence

medal

1 of 2 noun
  • He was awarded a medal for his heroism.
  • That’s all the medals the city needs right now.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
  • Pease closed the week with four medals, three gold.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • And at least three of those medals could be gold.
    — Alice Park, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
  • These games are about far more than medals and records.
    — Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The bronze is her first Olympic medal.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Ukraine won its six medals all in Para biathlon.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Charles will be sporting medals, not gems, of course.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That is its 11th medal of these Games.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There were medals, trophies, and, in time, an agent.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • The back-to-back medals prove this beers success is not a fluke.
    — Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Peel has never won an Olympic medal.
    — Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The pair has five combined medals at these Games.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • And Kelsey Plum, gold-medal Olympian.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • The gold is the first medal in pairs skating for Japan.
    — Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Bolivar kept the medal for the rest of his life.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The men's pole vault is brimming with Olympic and world medals.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Martínez has been chasing an Olympic medal since his teenage years.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • All three won medals, with the latter two taking gold.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Not every player wore the medal all the way back to the dugout.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • His grandfather’s war medals and flag are gone, too.
    — Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Bolivar, since then, kept that medal for the rest of his life.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Bolivar, since then, kept that medal for the rest of his life.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Pairs figure skating will hand out medals.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
  • These were bona-fide athletes who would contend for medals.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • No medal for learning to network.
    — Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Tristan, wearing his medal, lights the fire.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Tristan, wearing his medal, lights the fire.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Keburia added golden cords and medals.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Norway led the field with 37 medals and 16 golds.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026

medal

2 of 2 verb
  • She medaled in figure skating in the Olympics.
  • Now, Naumov will hope to medal in Italy next month.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Stemmons, a club swimmer, has a chance to medal at state in swimming.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The French team finished in eighth place, failing to medal in the event.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • And these games got off to a slow start for Shiffrin, who again did not medal in her first two events.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Harding, who was granted a restart due to an issue with her shoelaces, would not medal.
    — Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Her last chance to medal in Italy came today in the slalom, her strongest event.
    — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Canada has failed to medal in five Olympic trips in men's volleyball.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021
  • She was not expected to medal on bars, but is the Olympic champion on vault.
    — Star Tribune, 31 July 2021
  • Among them are dozens of Jewish athletes looking to medal in an array of sports.
    — Emily Burack, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Coleman can still become the first person to medal in climbing in the Olympics.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • King became the fifth American to medal in both breaststroke events.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2021
  • Swaney’s just the latest in a long line of Olympic frauds that could only medal in jumping through loopholes.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Kibler will have a chance to medal in Thursday’s 800 freestyle relay.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2022
  • Shiffrin is the favorite to medal in Slalom, Giant slalom and Combined.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Will Moroney medaled with 22 points in a win for the Generals.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The Russians haven't medaled at all in the last three Olympics, which is motivation enough.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2018
  • For the first time, the United States failed to medal in a relay at the Olympic Games.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2021
  • The youngster, who has medaled in all her competitions this year, finished in the top 10 in her age group at states.
    — Mike May, Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Goepper could become the first native Hoosier to medal in three Olympics in more than a century.
    — Lori Nickel, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Goepper could become the first native Hoosier to medal at three Olympics in more than a century.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Johnson is the first American to medal at the Winter Olympics.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Gu took silver in slopestyle and big air and is seeking to medal in all three freestyle skiing events for the second successive Olympics.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The 21-year-old was also the youngest athlete in Wednesday's race and the youngest person ever to medal in the event.
    — April Siese, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Of the 24 players in their overall program, 20 medaled during the season.
    — Glae Thien, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 May 2018
  • The Shibutanis are the first Asian-Americans to medal in Olympic ice dance, too.
    — Author: Chelsea Janes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The Swiss did not medal despite rallying around Fiala after his injury.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Surprisingly, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin failed to medal in the same event.
    — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Kelly Clark has medaled in the halfpipe in three of the past four Olympics and was fourth in Turin in 2006.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Sousa’s steady hands helped finalize blue prints for warships in Richmond, while Gibson put flame to medal to bring those drawings to life.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

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