hurdles

Example Sentences

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Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the American college championships on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But he says he was drawn to the challenge of navigating technical and political hurdles to keep the lights on for the 67 million people in 13 states stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Coach Jojo coached hurdles at Carson so my mom asked him if he would be willing to train me in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Take Pratt and Schwarzenegger, for example, who have been trying to offload their custom Pacific Palisades mansion for three years—and have faced more than a few hurdles along the way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen