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
But Dharmendra wore his stardom lightly, staying away from the rat race and said he never wanted to be number one in the industry.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 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
Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
That was the whole point of the community—to allow us to escape the money-hungry rat race of modern society.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
