sack race

Example Sentences

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“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

“It was single-story. We could build an art studio and have property for our family. We really wanted a place you could be for sack races and croquet.”

From Seattle Times