footrace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of footrace
Example Sentences
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It’s a footrace, then, between the law and the clock.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2024
They were powerless to stop quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins making football a footrace against a secondary that too often appeared to be standing on flat feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023
For example, instead of a coin toss, a sports bet could be used, such as a footrace pitting retired sprinter Usain Bolt against singer Taylor Swift.
From Scientific American • May 4, 2023
Gabriel Geay of Tanzania won a footrace for second, finishing 10 seconds behind the winner and two seconds ahead of Kenyan Benson Kipruto.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023
Instead, everyone is focused on Othello, leaning back in his chair, panting like a man that just ran a footrace.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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