sack race
Example Sentences
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Across the country, adults are embracing their youthful side to the extreme, gathering in parks to toss water balloons, play tug of war and hop around in competitive sack races.
“You basically had the park to yourself. You could go swimming in the lake. I remember blowing off a few firecrackers over in the woods. We had sack races and egg-throws.”
From Seattle Times
A group of naturalists who formed the Megatherium Club competed in sack races in the Castle’s hallways.
From Washington Post
It’s not worth it, because literature, as Jim Harrison often said, is not a sack race.
From New York Times
But, from a sack race in a pillow case to toilet roll jumping, children and teachers have been adapting sports day traditions to celebrate what would for many be the highlight of the school calendar.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.