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1. trophy
noun. ['ˈtroʊfi'] something given as a token of victory.
Synonyms
Etymology
- trophée (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- trophæum (Latin)
Rhymes with Trophy
- sanofi
- cioffi
- brophy
- sophy
- sophie
- kofi
- hofi
How do you pronounce trophy?
Pronounce trophy as ˈtroʊfi.
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Sentences with trophy
1. Noun, singular or mass
Humans prize the lion for his trophy status, making him a target for big game hunters.
Quotes about trophy
1. Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a cousin of stamp collecting, a sister of the trophy cabinet, bastard of a sound bank account and a weak mind.
- Jeanette Winterson
2. Our love went from fly to flower to butterfly, and it was meant to beautifully flutter, not sit still on a shelf like a trophy to be collected.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
3. In today's classroom everybody wins a trophy, even the one kid who actually won. Soon it will be, let's punish that kid for making the other kids feel like losers.
- Jarod Kintz, Write like no one is reading 3