Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with medal in American Collocation
medal
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
important or that people want very much
The garden was judged to be one of the best in the show and was just points away from a coveted gold medal.
for a person/team
If he runs to form he has an outside chance of an individual medal.
deserved
All of the competitors went home with a well-deserved medal.
marking an event
Players receive a commemorative medal.
win a medal
Several women have won the class medal in recent years.
be given a medal
Frank was awarded the military medal in 1918.
give a medal
The chairman at the sponsoring company presented the medals.
deserve a medal
The mastermind who invented low-fat chocolate mousse deserves a medal.
possible winner
The aim of the programme is to identify and develop medal hopefuls aged between 13–16 years.
winner
It was the end of an era for the five times Olympic Gold Medal winner when she retired from the sport last week.
number of medals won
The final medal haul for the team was 3 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze.