Winning
Meanings and phrases
winning
- having won; victorious
- very attractive; capturing interest; fetching; taking
winning
- succeeding with great difficulty
n.
- a streak of wins
- After that they went on a 6-game winning streak.
- Their current home winning streak stands at 7.
- The Knights extended their winning streak to 23 games.
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- The gold winning team is the German Cup winner.
- The prize for the winning team is the Bob Aylward Cup.
- If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points.
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- Carolina Morace struck the Italians' winning goal.
- Hussein Karim scored the winning goal in the match.
- The same year he scored the winning goal for Cavalier F.C.
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- This give him a career winning percentage of 1.000.
- He had a 7–10 record (a .412 winning percentage).
- His career winning percentage as a head coach is .546.
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- Söderling went up 5–0, before winning it 7–1.
- Just before winning the second Cup, McMullen sold the team to YankeeNets.
- He won his first title in before winning eight consecutive titles from to .
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- The Reds scored the winning run in the 9th inning.
- Striker Ryan Campbell scored the winning penalty.
- Hussein Karim scored the winning goal in the match.
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- Gervacio had an award winning amateur boxing career.
- She is also an award winning photographer.
- Rosslare has several hotels, cafes and award winning restaurants.
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- winning the first 5–0 and losing the second 1–2.
- After winning the first round, Sting chose Jake to steal from Claw.
- Pakistan have a record of winning the first three Asia cup hockey (i.e.
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- Norway won the event by winning all their matches.
- China dominated the competition winning all gold medals.
- Hosts Jersey were the champions, winning all their games.
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- They managed to do this by winning both games 2–1 and 3–0.
- Italy also played tests against the USA and Canada, winning both.
- South Korea dominated the competition by winning both gold medals.
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- It became Navy's eighth straight winning season.
- The team looked poised for at least a winning season.
- They did not have a winning season until 1973.
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- By winning the title, Nadal retained the ATP no.
- By winning the title, Nadal regained the ATP no.
- Hanley partnered Jim Thomas, winning the title.
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- The Action finished the season with a winning record.
- They would only notch one other winning record in 2002.
- Golson was on teams that compiled a winning record of 30–9.
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- The team had little success, winning only one of their four games.
- In 1997–98, Napoli were relegated to Serie B after winning only two matches.
- He failed to be reelected on 24 April 1910, winning only 962 votes out of 2,131.
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- Sakuraba ended up winning the match by forfeit.
- Park ended up winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
- Bush ended up winning the general election.
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- Enright ended the season by winning his first All Star award.
- Stewart remained in the lead, winning his first race of the season.
- He ended the campaign by winning his first league medal as a substitute.
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- The 5 winning teams advance to the quarter-finals.
- The 4 winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
- The 2 winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
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- Everybody should have their share of the winning side.
- To date the award has always gone to a member of the winning side.
- He was always on the winning side.
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- In June, the Sun started strong, winning their first 4 of 5.
- UConn started the season strong, winning their first five games.
- Tunisia defeated Angola by 3–0, Tunisia winning their first title.
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- In addition to winning the league in 1895, Gibraltar F.C.
- They were the most successful club winning the league four times.
- Stein played for Maccabi Haifa until the club had folded, winning the league and cup.
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- Argentina had already qualified, by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.
- She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
- He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics winning the gold medal.
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- and Kassidy James), winning the championship for the second time.
- As a coach, after winning the championship with Rosario Central in 1973.
- Davenport College has competed for the Tyng Cup, winning the championship 4 times.
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- He is also known for winning Series 10 of BBC’s "The Apprentice" in 2014.
- She is known for winning the 2017 Air Stars, Asian Aerial Dance Art Competition.
- He is chiefly known for winning the 1977 BRDC Vandervell British F3 Championship.
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- He finished in first place; winning gold, along with his team.
- Irish Open 2008, winning gold in the 84 kg semi-contact division.
- He continued his winning streak at the 2006 Kracup Korea Open, winning gold.
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- This was the first winning season for the Skyhawks since 1993.
- This season marked Oregon State's first winning season in 28 years.
- His first season as head coach resulted in their first winning season.
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- Obama then had an estimated 61.8% chance of winning a majority.
- For these reasons, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election.
- Each time the gambler plays the slots, there is a one in one million chance of winning.
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- He made his debut against Goa Shipyard, with his team winning the match 6–3.
- The two conferences tied, with each team winning two games, in 2008 and 2009.
- The two teams have faced each other eight times, with each team winning four games.
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- Sakuraba ended up winning the match by forfeit.
- Park ended up winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
- Bush ended up winning the general election.
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- The Reds scored the winning run in the 9th inning.
- Azerbaijan's longest league winning run belongs to Kapaz PFC.
- Ken O'Dea's pinch-hit single in the eleventh scored the winning run.
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- He was part of the gold medal winning team.
- He was on the gold medal winning team.
- Jim served as Team Captain in their silver medal winning effort.
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- As well as winning the winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup.
- He was a first team All-American both of those seasons as well as winning All-Ivy honors.
- As well as winning the Stanley Cup, Olmstead was again named to the Second All-Star Team.
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- Post 2004 Kwela continued to publish, winning several awards.
- She quickly became a successful writer, winning several reputable awards.
- He started racing in Karting in 1984, winning several championship titles.
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- Sakuraba ended up winning the match by forfeit.
- He made his debut against Goa Shipyard, with his team winning the match 6–3.
- Backstage, after winning the match, Takahashi fainted and was sent to a hospital.
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- winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin S.2.F.C.
- winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin S.1.F.C.
- winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin I.F.C.
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- He led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004.
- While part of Freedom Football, Stony Brook had winning seasons every year.
- They had nine winning seasons, and won the conference championship once (1968).
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- This winning margin of 4–1 saw Queens triumphantly lift the Cup.
- The winning margin was the widest in the race in the 20th century.
- This score is their largest ever winning margin in European competitions.
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- Enright ended the season by winning his first All Star award.
- He started the 2012/13 season by winning the West Yorkshire Hurdle.
- Dementieva began her season by winning the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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- Chicago got the last laugh, winning the game, 9–8.
- The Mules end up winning the game, and Kylie & Sophie make up.
- The Demon Deacons got a measure of revenge by winning the game, 29–19.
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- 16 Fresno State 24–17 to end Fresno's seven game winning streak.
- This game would not break the 27 game winning streak against the school.
- He is mostly remembered for hitting the game winning shot against the No.
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- The winning time of 2:29.4 was a new track record.
- The winning time of 2:01.90 was a new course record.
- His winning time was 3 hours, 51 minutes and 51 seconds.
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- she came third, winning a bronze medal.
- She competed for the national team in the women's tournament, winning a bronze medal.
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- He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning the bronze medal.
- In the same meeting she also ran in the 80 metre hurdles, winning the bronze medal.
- He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning the bronze medal.
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- He finished in second-place position, winning a silver.
- He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics winning a silver medal.
- Anastasia competed in both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal.
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- 2 seed, Tai Tzu-ying, winning the tournament.
- Molik had a successful warm-up by winning the tournament in Sydney.
- They congratulated him for his hard work and winning the tournament.
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- Twice his Saints team recorded twelve wins without winning the division.
- Of these five, only Kimmel and Hantz made it to the finals twice without winning.
- In 1937 White continued to play for Cambridge, although without winning another blue.
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- The winning entry was written by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones.
- and A-Ba-Ni-Bi, the winning entry in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest.
- The winning entry was "Romeo," composed and performed by Ketil Stokkan.
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- Manchester United won the match 1–0, Dennis Viollet scoring the winning goal.
- Jones ended up scoring the winning goal for Wales, as the match finished 1–0 to the away side.
- He was awarded the keys to the city following scoring the winning try in the 2001 Super 12 final.
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- The team goes on to have an undefeated record, eventually winning the Bay Hill Holiday tournament.
- In the fourth, both teams traded a pair of touchdowns with Alabama eventually winning the game 23–19.
- Zemgalis started to play chess when he was eleven, eventually winning the championships of Riga and Jelgava.
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- The winning song will be revealed on 27 April 2020.
- The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people.
- He conducted Luxembourg's winning song in 1973.
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- He reached the final, winning the silver medal.
- He finished the final as second, winning the silver medal.
- After winning the silver medal, Moore said: "This is a dream come true.
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- Marc Surer finished as runner-up, winning the race Kassel-Calden.
- He also qualified in the 100-metre freestyle by winning the race.
- + disqualified after winning the race following a positive drugs test
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- Halifax reached the QMJHL playoffs despite winning just 20 games.
- In the 2018 World Championship Ratajski lost 1–3 to James Wilson despite winning the first set.
- Following the season, George Karl was fired as Nuggets head coach despite winning Coach of the Year.
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- 20 Wisconsin looking to continue their winning ways.
- Scotland returned to winning ways in round 2, defeating France 32–26.
- Rebounding from the 2008 season, the Divas returned to their winning ways in 2009.
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- Sweden won the gold medal by virtue of winning the final group.
- The Sox lost the first game of the series in Texas before winning the final two.
- New Zealand won the 2006–07 series by winning the final tournament in Edinburgh.
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- It was Ajax's first time winning the award.
- He received €100,000 for winning the award.
- She previously stated that she would felt proud of winning the award.
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- 2013 saw the band ‘Outro’ winning the competition.
- The partnership succeeded in winning the competition in 1983.
- She attends the Proving, winning the competition and being declared a Nora.
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- There were three prize categories to be won, including winning for matching zero balls.
- The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month.
- The Tigers also possess the most Atlantic Coast Conference championships with 18, including winning the last five.
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- She competed for Brazil in the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.
- As an amateur he competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2016.
- He participated at the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in 2018.
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- The game also ended McMaster's four-year Ontario championship winning streak.
- Díaz played a total of 9 games during the team's championship winning campaign.
- He played in 13 of the clubs 19 games during their championship winning campaign.
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- Egypt were eliminated after not winning a match.
- China were eliminated after not winning a match.
- Venezuela were eliminated after not winning a single set.
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- Azam for his match winning knock won the Man of the Match award.
- For his first win over Nadal since 2007 and ending Nadal's 5 match winning streak.
- To which, Magar scored the match winning goal in the opening match at the 23rd minute.
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- This was the first winning season for the Skyhawks since 1993.
- This season marked Oregon State's first winning season in 28 years.
- His first season as head coach resulted in their first winning season.
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- Just before winning the second Cup, McMullen sold the team to YankeeNets.
- Kraus competed in the third and fourth races in South Boston, winning the second race in the doubleheader.
- Edmond Got entered the Conservatoire in 1841, winning the second prize for comedy that year and the first in 1842.
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- Halifax reached the QMJHL playoffs despite winning just 20 games.
- The Socialists suffered a huge defeat, winning just 26% of the votes, a drop of 18%.
- The party received 0.81% of votes in the 2004 general election, winning just one seat in parliament.
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- Several stories are tales of good winning against evil.
- They were selected to participate in the WNIT winning against Oklahoma State and losing to SMU.
- In the Qualifying Round, the team lost to Thailand while winning against New Zealand in 4 sets.
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- In 1887, Ward stood for Parliament, winning the seat of Awarua.
- At the 1945 general election, Bing stood for Labour in Hornchurch, winning the seat.
- Schuntner was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1986 state election, winning the seat of Mt.
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- None of the candidates came close to winning a seat. ""
- Mansell made his debut in 1980 and came close to winning the title in both 1986 and 1987.
- Ken Read came close to winning the World Cup Downhill title (downhill, 1980) finishing second.
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- The winning design was the Orion spacecraft.
- The winning design includes the slogan "Show Some Love".
- The winning design is to be worn by Carolyn Murphy at a Red Carpet event.
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- With Saudi Arabia, he scored the winning goal against China in Asian Cup qualifications.
- He also twice won the British Home Championship in 1980 and 1984, scoring the winning goal against Scotland.
- In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored a winning goal against UEFA Euro 2004 Champions Team Greece.
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- They are also quite successful in the Island Games, winning silver on three occasions.
- She produced strong performances in Spain and Golden Grand prix by winning silver in each.
- she came 2nd in the points race and 3rd in the 3000 m pursuit, winning silver and bronze medals.
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- He was part of the gold medal winning team.
- He was on the gold medal winning team.
- He was on the gold medal winning Dutch sitting volleyball teams of 1980 and 1984.
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- However, Town had a bad start, only winning 2 of their first 10 games.
- 2007–08 saw the Crocs struggle in their first ten games, only winning three matches.
- One district, PA-03, was extremely close, however, with McCain only winning by 17 votes.
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- • "italics" denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- • "italics" denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
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- LeBaron counsels Stover on the importance of winning election to a secret society.
- In 1841, Keats completed his assimilation into Louisville's establishment by winning election to the City Council.
- After a four-year absence, Brown returned to York Council in 1978, winning election to the city's Board of Control.
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- They were victorious, the Dodgers winning the series two games to one.
- He led England to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory, winning the series 2–0.
- He succeeded in regaining The Ashes in 1903–04, winning the series against Australia 3–2.
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- The Cubs won the NL East once again that season winning 93 games.
- Adding to this recognition, Beams finished the season winning the E.W.
- The loss snapped a 36-game, regular season winning streak for the Miami Hurricanes.
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- The winning bid was by The Mermaid I, LLC.
- The winning bid was placed by John Ferguson on behalf of Godolphin.
- A number were shortlisted with the winning bid chosen on 2003-11-26.
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- This effectively eliminated Obama's chances of winning the state.
- He remarked that the fatigue from the previous race had hurt his chances of winning.
- In 2015, they launched a Locked Auction Feature to try to improve their users chances of winning.
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- Thompson then turned to racing, winning many track and dragster championships.
- He moved to California to complete professionally, winning many US competitions.
- After winning many other races, the horse was injured and retired in August 1889.
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- He also coached Astana, winning the national championship in 2015.
- He subsequently moved to Croatia and signed with Rijeka, winning the national cup in his first year.
- After winning the national championships of 1916 she was presented with a vase featuring her portrait.
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- Nauman did it in 10 seconds, thus winning the task and the advantage.
- In 2006, she won the overall and heavyweight at the USA Championships, thus winning her pro card.
- 1870 Young Tom Morris wins his third consecutive Open Championship, thus winning permanent possession of the Belt.
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- He became governor after winning the election in 1999.
- She ends up winning the election, beating out Fred Andrews by a smidge.
- For these reasons, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election.
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- He was a member of premiership winning teams in 1977 and 1979.
- He was a member of Perth's 1976 and 1977 WANFL premiership winning sides.
- He was a member of the Swan Districts WAFL premiership winning team in 1990.
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- One of the longest winning streaks was also set during the season.
- It was the Tigers' longest winning streak since the 1934 team won 14 straight.
- Webster University has the record for the longest winning streak: seven-years 2012-2018.
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- The midfielder had been resigned to never winning another cap under Eriksson.
- In 1975, after winning another national title she retired from competitive swimming.
- In 1937 White continued to play for Cambridge, although without winning another blue.
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- Geovana won her first bout by unanimous decision, winning every round.
- The tourists devastated the Australian teams, winning every single game.
- Blessed with a singularly retentive memory, he was soon winning every game.
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- Honus Craig then ran in the winning touchdown.
- Bailey also scored the first, winning touchdown in B.C.
- Vanderbilt began its march to the winning touchdown with 7:30 left in the game.
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- By 2013, the winery was winning numerous awards in the United States and France.
- USP famously produced RocknRoll Football for Absolute Radio winning numerous awards.
- He was to take part in 80 consecutive weeks of racing winning numerous competitions.
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- He began as an artist from 1964 to 1971 winning more than 80 prizes in painting competitions.
- He became Yemen's first directly elected president in 1999, winning more than 96% of the vote.
- Carmen Hill had pitched part of six seasons in the majors before 1927, never winning more than three games.
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- She competed in 6 European championships, winning bronze in five of them.
- Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1976, winning bronze in the team event.
- In 2003, Orogbemi played at the European Championships in Sassari, Italy, winning bronze.
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- In addition to winning the league in 1895, Gibraltar F.C.
- In addition to winning many national titles, various SD Budućnost society clubs have been European champions.
- In addition to winning the inaugural league title, they also won the 1921–22 FAI Cup and the 1921–22 Leinster Senior Cup.
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- She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal.
- He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning a medal.
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- BJP Opened its account for first time winning a ward.
- It was Ajax's first time winning the award.
- Also, this was Mid Canterbury's first time winning the Meads Cup.
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- He was the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 4.
- He was the winning pitcher by decision in a 15–7 victory over the New York Mets.
- Steve Carlton was the winning pitcher while Mel Stottlemyre was the losing pitcher.
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- It was the Tigers' longest winning streak since the 1934 team won 14 straight.
- Webster University has the record for the longest winning streak: seven-years 2012-2018.
- The national champion Florida team had the first longest winning streak after Utah lost.
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- Smith has baseball's third highest winning percentage at .642.
- He still holds the school coaching record for highest winning percentage.
- He leaves the University with the highest winning percentage in program history.
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- He boxed three times against Oxford in the annual Varsity match, winning twice and losing once.
- Jochen Rindt won his first Grand Prix de Pau that year before winning twice more in 1969 and 1970.
- After winning twice from six starts as a two-year-old, she won the Fred Darling Stakes at Newbury.
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- Florida Pearl made his debut when winning a 4YO Maiden at Lismore in March 1996.
- Her outdoor best of 1.89 metres was set on 11 June 1994, when winning the AAA title.
- He recorded his biggest when winning the 2000 Guineas on his debut as a three-year-old.
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- The Dixie Chicks were the night's biggest winners winning a total of five awards.
- She also represented England at three Commonwealth Games, winning a total of five medals.
- However, the Beavers regressed over the next two seasons, winning a total of eight games in Pac-10 play.
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- The winning film was judged and announced at the 2nd IFF.
- She had a minor role at Glauber Rocha's 1967 FIPRESCI Award winning film "Entranced Earth".
- It was made into a stage play in Berlin in 1929, directed by Max Reinhardt, and an Academy Award winning film, "Grand Hotel", in 1932.