rat race
Example Sentences
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“Maybe what I need to do is just celebrate all I’ve done instead of getting back into this rat race, on this treadmill, and look for something totally different,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
My mom and stepdad wanted a deeper connection with the earth and to get away from the rat race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Norway's Casper Ruud criticised the ranking system earlier this year, describing it as "a rat race", while Australian world number nine Alex de Minaur put his early French Open exit down to "feeling burned out".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
Wall Street Journal fitness writer Jen Murphy shares tips for staying in shape while running the rat race.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024
They say it’s a real rat race and I hope to win it.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
