declare (sb) winner

Examples (10)

• Bush was declared the winner of the election.
• The judges will declare the first-place contestant the winner after all performances.
• After much deliberation, she was officially declared the winner of the poetry contest.
• The election commission is expected to declare him the undisputed winner by midnight.
• Despite a close race, the panel declared the youngest participant the winner.
• It's time for the host to declare the grand prize winner of tonight's raffle.
• If no one objects, we shall declare the current leader the winner.
• The news channel has already declared the incumbent president the winner.
• By popular vote, the public declared the charity organization the true winner of the campaign.
• The rules state that the person who crosses the finish line first will be declared the winner.