race
Example Sentences
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To the Jazz, who are nowhere near the playoff race but right in the mix for the first overall draft pick, this presented a problem.
The athletic competition is rivaling triathlons and obstacle races as the must-do event for weekend warriors.
“At the end of the day,” said Erin Covey, who analyzes House races for the Cook Report, “this doesn’t really benefit either party in a real way.”
From Los Angeles Times
When analyzing the results of these races, it’s important to have figures to compare them to.
From Salon
A mum who set up an anti-bullying campaign following her daughter's death has pulled out of a political race after her son was verbally abused.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
