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'race' in a sentence

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race noun

: any competition

: a contest of speed

: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

: a canal for a current of water

race verb

: move hurridly

: compete in a race

: to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

: cause to move fast or to rush or race


  • There were only three horses in the race.
  • It's a race against time.
  • A million thoughts raced through his mind.
  • Have you ever gone to see a horse race?
  • One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.
  • The United States had won the race to the moon.
  • Whoever wins the race will receive the prize.
  • I've got to win this race.
  • Money is the god of the human race.
  • He took part in the race.
  • I don't know anything about racing.
  • At what time will the race finish?
  • His bad leg prevented him from winning the race.
  • When I got to school, the race had already finished.
  • England is going to win the race.
  • There are people of many different races living in America.
  • He is racing home to clear his browser history.
  • There's going to be a three-mile race tomorrow.
  • Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.
  • She took first prize in the race.
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