win the race

Example Sentences

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You vowed to leave L.A. if you didn’t win the race for mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And I’m one of those people I want to think about, you know, we win the race, what does that look like?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“People are betting that Hyperliquid is going to win the race to Wall Street,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

In order to take the title, Verstappen needed to win the race and hope that Norris finished off the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

She didn’t need to win the race to prove she was better—she was better without any kind of validation that the king could give her!

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas