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Meanings of second choice in English

Catalan
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Spanish
sustituto

Item or means of completing a goal if the primary item or method fails or is not available.

Related terms
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Usage of second choice in English
1
This would be enough to secure her first or second choice course.
The Irish Times
2
She had a split second choice of whether to scream or act.
Stinger
3
I thought there was no harm in our having a second choice.
Jerusalem
4
If her second choice be propitious, the greater her tenderness and gratitude.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
5
Be careful how you choose and then stick to your second choice.
The Young Man and the World
6
Or if you cannot secure them, will you purchase as second choice
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) / A Complete...
7
The public services union said Yvette Cooper was its second choice.
BBC
8
Given time to recover his reason, he would recall the second choice, too.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
9
As second choice - Harry Potter because he is out brilliant main character.
The Guardian
10
Rubio, they knew, was already the second choice for a majority of voters.
The Guardian
11
Post-Leaving Cert courses and apprenticeships were, at best, a second choice.
The Irish Times
12
This would be my second choice, and so, my first choice.'
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
13
So he bought his second choice instrument, a Buchla Music Easel.
The Irish Times
14
If he could not be a fop, then this was his second choice.
To Die in Italbar
15
Papik was silent; it was true that Ahningnetty was only a second choice.
The Eternal Maiden
16
He made a split- second choice and it was the wrong one.
Mortal Allies
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Translations for second choice
Catalan
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Second choice through the time
Second choice across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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