thoroughbred
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Older, and with questions about the make-up of their team, the hosts will find it harder to absorb the absence of two thoroughbred fast bowlers.
From BBC
It was an outgrowth of playing golf with some friends who happened to own thoroughbreds.
From Los Angeles Times
In a chaotic last half hour, Carse charged down the Lord's slope like a thoroughbred that had unseated its rider.
From BBC
John C. Harris, California horse-racing mogul, had a particular love for the thoroughbred breeding and racing sector of his company, Harris Farms.
From Los Angeles Times
It took him 10 years to realize that the real stars — and the money — was in thoroughbred racing.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
