red ribbon
nounDefinition of red ribbon
: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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State leaders cut a red ribbon in front of the 132-year-old building Wednesday. — USA TODAY, "Flying goats, chile duel, ’99 Women’s World Cup statue: News from around our 50 states," 12 July 2019 There was the tiny red ribbon of wall and a Border Patrol vehicle beyond it. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "“Just Keep Going North”," 5 July 2019 Last winter, Jablonski filled hers with evergreens, a faux red cardinal and pine cones, then tied a red ribbon on top. — Deborah Hornblow, courant.com, "Lanterns Light Up The Garden," 18 June 2019 After a year of preparation, the USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital cut a red ribbon leading into the state’s largest premature baby unit. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al.com, "USA hospital opens small baby unit, one of few in country," 14 June 2019 An old woman with her grandchild on the grass nearby is deftly twirling her blunt little knife around an apple, the red ribbon of the peel falling in a single flourish, as if the apple had slouched out of its red dress. — Patricia Hampl, WSJ, "All of Summer In a Single Afternoon," 21 June 2018 The 33-year-old father will realize his goal on May 31 when restaurant staff and Tallmadge officials cut a red ribbon heralding the grand opening of the Global Kitchen at 12 Tallmadge Circle. — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, "Global Kitchen serving Nepalese, Chinese and Indian set to open on Tallmadge Circle May 31," 10 May 2018 Yondu moves his sound-sensitive arrow with a whistle but also heart, and as this rolling overhead shot pulls back, the audience senses poetry amid the chaos in those red ribbons of light. — Valerie Kalfrin, The Hollywood Reporter, "The Shot Turning the Marvel Universe Upside Down," 5 May 2018 Standing before huge stacks of paper that were supposed to represent reams of federal regulations, Trump took out a pair of scissors and snipped a long red ribbon. — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, "News / Politics / Weed Week Trump’s war on medical marijuana putting Illinois dispensaries at 'risk'," 24 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'red ribbon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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