One day, you're the next-best thing since skim milk.    From Wordnik.com.  [After 25 years, Mel Kiper still owns NFL draft hype machine] Reference

The next-best is somewhere in the vicinity of 990.    From Wordnik.com.  [Calling All Evil Wrecks Henchpeople...] Reference

'It's the next-best thing to being alive,' Frank said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hotel New Hampshire]

The next-best thing is to show up at a store and purchase it.    From Wordnik.com.  [E-Book Embargo] Reference

Now it appears that the FCC has opted for the next-best thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Debating Net Neutrality] Reference

The next-best thing is to find something that will brand Wicca.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bringing Wiccanism To The Masses] Reference

What's the next-best thing to following the Super Bowl telecast?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Mann: Fox's "Glee" Rides "Idol's" Coattails, Then Leaves Until Fall] Reference

"Fair has got to be measured against the next-best alternative.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Failed Deal] Reference

Sadly, she isn't, but being next in line is that next-best option.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keep talking about Sarah Palin.] Reference

The Carolina Panthers (4-2) are next-best, with a .667 success rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [NFL Replay: Can anyone cool off Cardinals QB Kurt Warner?] Reference

For Calhoun, it's the next-best thing to being on the Olympic podium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Race namesake Heath Calhoun carries Paralympic aspirations] Reference

"So I became a science-fiction writer as a next-best thing," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book Watch] Reference

"It's the next-best currency after dollars, and much more democratic.".    From Wordnik.com.  [They Gotta Be Making This Up] Reference

He was acquitted, which is next-best thing to actually being innocent.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Cameron Finds Christ’s Coffin] Reference

But beyond that, it returns at least its first dozen next-best players.    From Wordnik.com.  [Around the Southeastern Conference] Reference

Tom Rothrock had the next-best men's result, placing 12th in the slalom.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Wescott shakes off injuries for world title, weekly honor] Reference

As economists, we are used to asking "what's the next-best alternative?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lots of Thoughts on "The Future of Marriage" - The Austrian Economists] Reference

He said the next-best thing to a third Clinton term was electing Al Gore?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Sunday Morning News: What's it Like Working With a Presidential Campaign? - November 5, 2000] Reference

Follieri had the next-best thing to a princess: an actress who played one.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Follieri Charade] Reference

Brett Camerota placed 28th in the individual for the next-best U.S. result.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Mancuso rides streak in Italy] Reference

His next-best chance is to become a brand-name: Avogadro's Law, Fourier series.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Christian Materialist] Reference

His slugging percentage is .796, about 150 points higher than the next-best mark.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Focused on the finish line] Reference

Other than Roy Halladay, who owns a tidy 2.48 ERA over four starts, the next-best.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - American League East] Reference

'The next-best thing would be to use some new form of death to clean up our books.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Masters Of The Vortex]

As a next-best alternative, judges are authorized to divert settlements to charity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Proposed Facebook Settlement Comes Under Fire] Reference

He has an overhand curve and the next-best fastball in the system after Thigpen.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - AL prospects worth following] Reference

Sasha Cohen's score of 197.19 was more than 25 points ahead of the next-best skater.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Flashy skating gives Cohen third straight Grand Prix win] Reference

This Web retailer's virtual design center was the next-best thing to a real-live pro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dressing Up Our Bare Windows] Reference

They were six games better than the next-best Central club in that span, the Chicago Cubs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Org. report: Cardinals ready to mentor a pair of masters] Reference

The next-best way is to recycle more of it, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Climate Change: Garbage Gets] Reference

Many assumed that the A's simply would go after the next-best free-agent first baseman, Tino Martinez.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Beane chooses to see opportunity] Reference

The Braves 'bullpen also has a major-league leading 2.26 ERA, far ahead of the next-best bullpen, the Giants at 3.18.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Cox deserves the credit in Atlanta] Reference

Sharp's five short-handed goals this season equal the total for Ottawa - the league's next-best team - in that category.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Chicago vs. Calgary] Reference

Among other first-timers, the next-best candidate on the list is Alan Trammell, Detroit's steady shortstop for 20 seasons.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Can't go wrong with Ozzie Smith, Dawson] Reference