How to Use the races in a Sentence

the races

plural noun
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  • In 1928, the second-place winner in one of the races was a horse named Ku Klux Klan.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Parenteau, who was getting blitzed, found Brown for a dump off pass and was off to the races down the field for the score.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The remainder of the races at the event were canceled following the crash.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Girls overview: As good as the races were a year ago, this year looks even better.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • If any of the races for City Council end with no candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will move to a runoff June 10.
    — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • By Sunday afternoon, after the races ended, the weather closed in.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Top track announcer Pete Aiello will call the races at Gulfstream.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • While some couples may be struggling to get, well, intimate, after meeting in person and heading off to Mexico, Tiffany and Brett are off to the races.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The reborn River Shack opened on Labor Day weekend in 2021 and was promptly off to the races as old patrons returned and an energetic approach to the menu drew in new ones.
    — al, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In each of the races, there will be a runoff in November between the top two finishers in the March primary regardless of whether a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in March.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • How the races are expected to shift council dynamics The campaign trail leading up to the March runoff has pitted multiple City Council coalitions against each other.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • An email to their Smart Justice California fund asking to discuss their potential involvement in the races was not returned.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Tyler Sandberg, a Republican consultant in Colorado, said private polling he’s conducted shows most people do not want either left- or right-wing politics in their schools, and the races this week reflect that.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Having the bevy of athlete owners at the races, with their massive social-media followings in different segments, is also designed to introduce SailGP to the non-sailing world.
    — Gw Allen, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Outside of the races, PlayStation VR2 owners will also be able to enjoy a virtual reality showroom for vehicles.
    — PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But, the question remains, will the races being written at Santa Anita be beneficial to a large part of the Golden Gate population or will trainers and owners be forced to go to other states to find racing opportunities for horses of that quality.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023

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