rat race
Example Sentences
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Modern dating can feel like a rat race, where meetups are faster, cheaper and more abundant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“We’ve left the rat race and false people behind,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 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
For this Money Talks, it’s time to turn the rat race into a rat walk on the beach.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024
“Joey also wants you to know that he has dropped out of the rat race and has rejoined the human race.”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
