How to Use demolition derby in a Sentence

demolition derby

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  • The demolition derby will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the grandstand.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 26 July 2021
  • From in the pits to the arena, these are the sights and sounds of Friday's demolition derby at the Marion County Fair.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2019
  • Marvis selling tickets in the shade of the grandstand, where the demolition derby was the biggest draw.
    — Stephanie McCrummen, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Like a Humvee in a demolition derby of Fiats, the continents won't go down.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • For car and truck lovers, this year’s fair will offer a figure 8 event, a demolition derby, truck pulls and tractor pulls.
    — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The Stampede offers up two of the biggest demolition derbies in the Northeast.
    — Chip McCabe, courant.com, 6 June 2019
  • Be sure to catch the more destructive standards, such as chain-saw art, monster trucks and a demolition derby.
    — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019
  • And the debut of the Music City Grand Prix was more demolition derby than open-wheel race with as many cars failing to finish (9) as cautions.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Sprint races are the demolition derby of cross-country skiing, short and speedy and often fraught with peril.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2021
  • For a while against Auburn, this was the Alabama victory lap that felt like a demolition derby.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Several early episodes go by with hardly any time spent in a car, which seems to go against the whole point of adapting a demolition derby video game.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2023
  • Plus: a demolition derby, a stunt dog show, a one-man circus and a Pictionary Game Show, according to a press release.
    — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 6 July 2022
  • In the past, James socialized with a group of six people ages 24 to 30 for everything from concerts to a demolition derby.
    — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Watch a demolition derby, cruise the agriculture and craft exhibits, turn the kids loose on the carnival rides, and get up close to farm animals.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2018
  • Behind them is a demolition derby of nearly a dozen Democrats.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2018
  • In its attempt to be the toughest golf championship on the planet, the U.S. Open sometimes goes off the rails and becomes a demolition derby instead.
    — Joe Juliano, Philly.com, 16 June 2018
  • Hamilton avoided trouble at the start as the cars bolted uphill into the blind left turn that can turn the field into a demolition derby.
    — Jim Vertuno, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The only way to save the city is to destroy a big chunk of it — a Manhattan demolition derby dictated by Albany.
    — Curbed, 26 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to live music, the rave featured a football game and a demolition derby.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
  • The floors of the buildings over the years have bowed and collapsed, piling weaving machines on top of themselves like a vertical demolition derby.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Five stages of entertainment, rides and games, a demolition derby, a classic car show, and, of course, livestock judging are on the agenda.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022
  • Other highlights of the fair include truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby and the annual chili cook-off.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2021
  • Rides and some attractions, such as the monster trucks and demolition derby, cost extra.
    — Briona Butler, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The oldest fair in the land offers demolition derbies, horse races, farm animals, sky divers, midway rides and games, live music and food truck cuisine.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Now, for this week's other group date, remember how Annaliese just couldn’t with the demolition derby last week due to her childhood bumper car trauma!?
    — Ashley Iaconetti, Cosmopolitan, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Now the Viaduct turns into a two-story demolition derby as people make desperate bids to reach the nearest off-ramp before the thing buckles.
    — Bruce Barcott, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2011
  • Among the biggest draws every year are the monster truck shows and Demo Cross, a combination demolition derby and figure-8 race.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
  • There’s a humanism to these shots of demolition derbies and lush Appalachian fields that feels of a piece with something like Malick's Days of Heaven, where the emphasis is always on the light, the sky, the time of day.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2019
  • As usual, the fair will include a number of bands performing, a demolition derby, a petting zoo, a classic car show, food vendors and more.
    — David Sharos, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2021
  • Their solution was to send another front-end loader to chase it down, which resulted in a low-speed demolition derby.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024

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