Using "consolation" in a sentence

Doing so would grant them some consolation and peace.
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Whether that be you’re in the playoffs or maybe there’s money on the line in the consolation bracket.
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Australia scored a 77th-minute consolation goal when Craig Goodwin's shot deflected into the net off Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
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If you're in a deep league or one where a lot of playoff teams are hoarding 2–3 defenses, the Saints aren't a bad consolation prize.
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It wouldn’t make for much of a consolation prize for one of the best players in recent franchise history, especially since exceeding the tax threshold didn’t even result in a winning record for the 2022 Red Sox.
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As part of the New Year’s Six, the Orange Bowl is the top consolation for teams missing out on the College Football Playoff and also a cut above the rest of the crowded bowl schedule, which is reflected in the bonus structures for Heupel and his coaching staff.
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But it was no consolation to fans.
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The final round of pool play and first round of championship semifinals and consolation playoffs will take place Dec.
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Years of forced heterosexual romances in TV had me worried, was Robin just going to be his consolation prize? Instead, she trusted him with her identity, Steve accepted her wholeheartedly and their friendship bloomed.
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Fronda ended up fourth and with a consolation purse of P10,000.
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Is that all that there is for us? To find consolation in delusion?And this is why the series is a very different beast to say, Succession, that other story of the obscene rich.
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While the new Air offers more, it also costs $200 extra—this is far from a consolation prize: It’s a fantastic laptop.
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So the direction of the piece changed; consolation was replaced by rage.
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If you’re starting Brock Wright this week, it’s probably in your fantasy league’s consolation bracket.
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The winners would advance and the losers would drop to a consolation bracket to advance through that bracket and reach the third place match.
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Assuming the White Sox plan to rebound from a rough 2022 and compete for a division crown, they won't want to truly count on him in a rotation that starts strong with Dylan Cease and Lance Lynn, and inking Clevinger won't be much of a consolation prize as Abreu, the franchise face, walks out the door.
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A suggestion that this demand was made by a previous culture secretary, and the new one may have a fresh approach “on some matters”, is no consolation five weeks after the axe has fallen, at the end of a nail-biting, 10-day delay imposed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport itself.
Source: The Guardian

So, these $5 thank yous could seem like another consolation prize, given all of the labor organizing among disgruntled Amazon contractors, as well as Amazon’s refusal to play by the rules as these workers advocate for better conditions.
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Anything feels like a consolation prize at this point, even Correa.
Source: The Athletic

“This is a tough one for both teams, because this is a consolation bowl, big time,” Davis said on the College GameDay podcast.
Source: The Clemson Insider

Caring about the future is a source of consolation for dealing with the sense of despair and anxiety in one’s own life now.
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We’re sure a hefty parkrun PB and first time under 16 minutes for the distance in any format will be a grand consolation for missing out on the top spot.
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At a standstill, I sampled a mild consolation for Camp Kitchen.
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As a small consolation prize, only the quad-motor Max pack truck is being delayed.
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Robert Lewandowski gets consolation effort as the defending champions march on and eliminate the Polish By Jonathan Johnson Dec 4, 2022 at 6:21 pm ET • 1 min read France is into the FIFA 2022 World Cup quarterfinals after a 3-1 win over Poland at Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday.
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But then I see a split verdict, with Spielberg getting Best Director as a very nice consolation prize.
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They have a need for an impact bat and he's the best one left standing (and a heck of a consolation prize after losing out on Aaron Judge).
Source: CBS Sports

The universe doesn’t particularly care if rich pastry-for-breakfast-every-day people get rocked, nor does it offer any consolation for the bodies they leave in their wake of emotional exsanguination.
Source: Vox.com

Royaltoms Football Club of Lagos, Braveheart Ladies FC and Fortress Ladies FC of Benin have been presented with consolation prizes after they crashed out at the group stage of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT).
Source: Nigerian Observer

Seung-Ho Paik grabbed a consolation goal for Korea 15 minutes from time as his long-range strike took a deflection off Thiago Silva that helped it past Alisson into the far corner.
Source: CNN

CREAMLINE team captain Alyssa Valdez was carried out of the game against Chery Tiggo after hurting her right knee in theirPVL Reinforced Conference consolation series on Tuesday.
Source: Sports Interactive Network Philippines

That’s still a decent consolation instead of none of that and no Ohtani.
Source: McCovey Chronicles

But thanks to the razor-thin majorities Democrats brought into Tuesday, Republicans are still expected to narrowly win the House, and could also grab the Senate — which would surely be more than a consolation prize.
Source: The Washington Post

First, some general orientation in the universe; second, a serving of existential consolation for when life fucks us over; and, more rarely, a dose of specific practical advice (to text back or not to text back?) The easy reply to the last of those requests is that philosophy can supply at best only part of the answer.
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As examples, Danto discusses Motherwell’s series, Elegy to the Spanish Republic and Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, both of which through their beauty offer “consolation” and “transcend the battlefield with a perspective of eternity” (UB 34-35).
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The consolation prize is an excellent new 14 song album called Dallas/Fort Worth, and it’s way better and more meaningful then any silly talent competition trophy.
Source: Saving Country Music

Even so, in Rohit Sharma's absence, India will hope their best batter can get back among the runs as they push for a consolation win.
Source: Bangladesh vs India, India in Bangladesh 2022/23, 3rd ODI ESPNcricinfo

Rapper Eem Triplin recently received a consolation prize in the form of an Xbox from Rolling Loud after he performed at the festival in September with only around a dozen people in attendance.
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Here, Les and Brady prattle on with lyrics that are characteristic of a traditional breakup song, the only consolation being Les’ frustrated acceptance of the circumstances: “I understand/I just think it’s fucking gay!”The grimmest signpost for 100 gecs’ future is “Torture Me,” a song whose Skrillex feature is antithetical to their shtick.
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Mitchell's Steele Morgan goes up for a layup in front of a Yankton defender during the second half of a Class AA boys basketball consolation semifinal contest on Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Premier Center, in Sioux Falls.
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Sure, it's not $5 billion -- but as consolation prizes go, $1.
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Mandzukic then scored a consolation goal for his side late on.
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I know it’s tough to find words of consolation after a tough loss like this, but you showed why you deserve to be one of the best players in the world, particularly on this surface.
Source: Tennis World USA

India will face Bangladesh in the third and the final ODI on Saturday in Chattogram where they will look for a consolation victory before shifting focus on Tests.
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That's little consolation for those who had hoped a big decline in home prices could soften the blow of mortgage rates that have doubled over the last 10 months.
Source: Crain's Cleveland Business

It’ll be small consolation to a fanbase disappointed to see a fan favorite depart, particularly to join their most hated rival.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors

That is little consolation to Marach.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

While Method Man isn’t on the tour this time thanks to a scheduling conflict with a movie taping, Wu-Tang Clan's Tampa gig at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre includes legendary Queens rapper Nas, who is more than a consolation prize.
Source: Creative Loafing Tampa

Every contestant who picks at least six games correctly will be awarded consolation prizes in the form of free bets.
Source: Sports Illustrated

In McCoy’s and Press’s words, There are no peer analogues for the United States’ current political divisions—and the track record of all democracies does not provide much consolation.
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

“Emancipation”screenshot/AppleTV+ If “Emancipation” is replete with images of Black suffering, perhaps viewers can take some consolation in the fact that those images have seldom looked more arresting than they do through the lens of Robert Richardson’s camera.
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FTR failed to win the AEW Tag Titles from The Acclaimed on Dynamite, but for a consolation prize they got a dog collar match with The Briscoes at Final Battle.
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It’s natural to be indignant in the face of such horror, but there was a sliver of consolation here.
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By Simon Hampton | December 10, 2022 at 11:45am CDT It’ll come as little consolation to Giants fans, but the team did have an offer on the table for top remaining free agent outfielder Brandon Nimmo before he wound up re-signing with the Mets for eight years and $162MM, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors

Brian Feldman (D-Montgomery) — Kelley’s loyal vice chair and one of the legislature’s top policy experts on energy and health care, two of the most prominent subject areas in the committee’s portfolio? What kind of consolation prize does Feldman get if Griffith or someone else gets the gavel? Or does Ferguson have something up his sleeve that could produce an additional vacancy at the head of a committee? In the Senate, Montgomery County already has one committee chair and three vice chairs.
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Friday’s consolation semifinals will be held at 4 and 5:15 p.
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“While it’s some consolation that the upcoming recession will be shallow, it’s concerning that longer-term weakness in productivity and business investment appears to be bedding in,” the CBI’s lead economist, Alpesh Paleja, said in a statement.
Source: CNN

The downside is no Cinderella Castle in the background, but the Christmas tree is a great consolation prize.
Source: Disney Tourist Blog

There remains a qualm or two about the defending, with Paik Seung‑ho claiming a late consolation and Alisson required to make at least two magnificent saves.
Source: The Guardian

That’s little consolation for those who had hoped a big decline in home prices could soften the blow of mortgage rates that have doubled over the last 10 months.
Source: The Washington Post

The City doesn't want weak consolation prizes for being sold down the river in the Tories' Brexit deal, nor more empty promises on deregulation.
Source: CNBC

But the potential star power available at the top of the draft makes it a nice consolation prize for a lousy season.
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In a consolation following his demotion, Mr Leane will be put forward as Labor's pick to become upper house president - a role he held during the last parliament.
Source: The Canberra Times

Scarlets picked up a late consolation try through Tongan international Sam Lousi, who crossed over from a pick and go close to the line, but it failed to prevent a fourth-straight URC loss for the Welsh outfit.
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He's a decent bet to be the consolation bracket MVP.
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While it lacks some of the software features of its rivals, some may take consolation in the fact that this phone offers a true bokeh effect instead of an artificial one.
Source: CNET

In the consolation game against Baylor, it was LJ Cryer and Adam Flagler combining for 50 of the Bears' 80 points in what was another disappointing defensive effort from UCLA.
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My only consolation is that I’m not alone: in a YouGov survey in 2019, almost one in five men said they had no close friends (compared with just one in ten women).
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a consolation prize.
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Argentinian journalist Virginia Isaad also tweeted, “WHY?? My one consolation was that it would at least continue to live on the platform.
Source: Yahoo News

If there was any consolation for the late-night flight, the rocket’s blast really popped in the dark.
Source: The New York Times

Either this fall, the vegan Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato hit the menu as a welcome consolation to the fact that the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte is still not vegan-friendly, no matter what substitutions you make (the pumpkin spice syrup contains dairy).
Source: VegNews

As he moved through the throng – wrapping his arm around a weeping Tim Weah, offering words of consolation to Christian Pulisic, applauding the American fans – the notebook stayed with him, held aloft seemingly as a symbol of the task that lies ahead if the US are to progress any further than this at their home World Cup in 2026.
Source: The Guardian

All writers were given Rs 2,000 as consolation prizes.
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Lewandowski did get a consolation goal for Poland with the last kick of the game, converting a penalty after he missed his first effort but was given a second chance as Lloris came off his line.
Source: CNN

North Carolina suffered its own heartbreak two nights later when it blew a 16-point lead to Kansas to lose in the championship game, but as consolation prizes go, the win over the Blue Devils in Coach K’s final game was as good as it gets.
Source: Hindustan Times

Notre Dame won the 2016 title at the Legends Classic, Oklahoma State won the consolation game the following year and St.
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The Socceroos, who played a compact game, scored a 77th-minute consolation goal when Craig Goodwin’s shot deflected into the net off Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Source: Al Jazeera English

ET on FS1, following Georgia Tech and Marquette in the consolation game at 6 p.
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The Nittany Lions are 3-0 all time against the Golden Griffins, with regular-season home victories in 2015 and 2007, and a win in the NIT consolation game in 1995.
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The French team's consolation prize is poaching a second French driver, Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri.
Source: Insider

He doesn't want to take any consolation out of it.
Source: ESPNcricinfo

My inbox too began receiving such responses from publishers and I drew consolation from this.
Source: Times of India

And the Times has a story that may offer some consolation to distraught Welsh football fans.
Source: BBC

Santa Rosa defeated Rancho Cotate 45-37 for the consolation championship.
Source: Napa Valley Register

Scoring the next-most points for the Raccoon River, Liv Halfpap won her first consolation round with a 47-second pin, setting herself up for a sixth place finish.
Source: Des Moines Register

Paid sick leave would represent a significant consolation prize for rail workers who are fed up with a system that they believe allows railroad executives to ignore their demands.
Source: The Hill

Stroud and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, each of whom will get a shot at a national title as their consolation prize.
Source: Los Angeles Times

Robert Lewandowski grabbed a stoppage-time consolation from the penalty spot.
Source: Daily Mail

27, in the consolation bracket of the Phil Knight Legacy held in Portland, Oregon, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
Source: Gators Wire

Should you manage it, you'll be getting a little happy Steam Pal sticker to commemorate the event, so that's a nice consolation prize if you don't manage to win anything.
Source: PC Gamer

An Alabama football team that has a national championship standard, and is disappointed to have missed the College Football Playoff, may view the Sugar Bowl as a meaningless consolation prize.
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That $3,000 figure hasn't risen in many years and represents a modest consolation prize for investors who got banged up this year, though losses beyond that can carry forward for use in future years.
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The consolation prize to missing out on Crosby was Bobby Ryan.
Source: The Athletic

While the Sugar Bowl isn't much of a consolation prize compared to the College Football Playoff, it gives the Alabama head coach another chance to assess his program with hopes of fine-tuning it for next season.
Source: What Nick Saban said about Alabama football missing CFP Rivals.com Alabama

Yet all of that comes as scant consolation to health care providers, for whom COVID-19 infections matter less than the total number of incoming patients, which has in some places reached new heights.
Source: The Globe and Mail

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