blue ribbon

Example Sentences

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Lancashire, who appeared at the hearing via a video link from HMP Peterborough, wore her brown hair in pigtails - one tied with a pink ribbon and one with a blue ribbon.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

If you think of the blue ribbon — I mean, there’s nothing … higher than a blue ribbon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

California is not the biggest state by acreage — Alaska takes that blue ribbon, with Texas as runner-up — but we are the most populous and arguably the richest.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Beneath us, it was a blue ribbon in a green-and-brown landscape; a sight that took millions of years to create and whose beauty will hopefully last millions more.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Giving blue ribbon winners free rides hadn’t stimulated much business.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck