How to Use dressage in a Sentence

dressage

noun
  • Barisone was Kanarek's dressage coach and landlord.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • A lot more people compete in running than in, say, dressage or sailing.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2022
  • But a new dressage arena is a step in expanding the place’s appeal to horse owners.
    — al, 13 July 2021
  • Deep blues, burgundys, browns, and greens bring the equestrian look out of the barn and into the dressage arena.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Venues that can host surfing, sailing, equestrian dressage and track cycling?
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
  • And ground zero for dressage in the Olympics was … in Palm Beach County.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Competitors will begin the four-day event with dressage, followed by cross-country and show-jumping.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
  • The leak – coming through a Dutch lawyer – also stands to benefit the Dutch dressage team.
    — Harriet Marsden, theweek, 25 July 2024
  • The princess finished seventh in dressage on the first day, but the cross-country competition on the second day did not go as planned.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The sports range from women's 100m breaststroke and pairs rowing to equestrian dressage and golf.
    — John Frank, Axios, 21 July 2024
  • Events include those for he Special Olympics as well as dressage, hunter and jumper competitions.
    — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • Riders interested in dressage or show jumping can make use of the Olympic-size outdoor arena.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • My cubbing experience began in the warm-up area outside the dressage ring at a horse competition.
    — Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The school’s highly competitive dressage program, which lasts four years, accepts just a handful of students.
    — Lucas Peterson, New York Times, 14 June 2017
  • People taking the three-day tour, available to the public for the first time, will experience dressage, show jumping and polo.
    — Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • World Cup Finals for dressage and show jumping, an important Olympic proving ground.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Para dressage essentially focuses on how well the rider and horse gel, with riders judged on their riding and performance with the horse.
    — Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Some became ranch horses, some work with the Border Patrol, and one became a world champion in dressage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
  • Steffen Peters and the United States dressage team did something that had not been done in more than 70 years.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • The pair had an even better time guessing the next clip — a video from the dressage individual grand prix freestyle, an event where horses get to show off their best moves to music.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • New this season is a solo segment by stallion Maestoso Batosta, as a tribute to the Olympic sport of dressage.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 7 June 2018
  • But replicating the Tokyo podium placements looks unlikely in dressage and jumping.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • Women dominate Olympic levels of three-day eventing, show jumping and dressage, sports that require enormous strength and skill.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
  • The estate features a 12-stall barn with groom quarters, a tack room, five paddocks and a regulation-size dressage ring with mirrors.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • For example, dressage—often likened to ballet on horseback—counts Ann Romney as a patron.
    — Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • In the studio, Snoop told Olympics anchor Mike Tirico that dressage has become one of his favorite sports.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Australian Mary Hanna continues to compete in dressage at the top level at 71.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • There are 12 arenas on the show grounds, so take your time going from event to event, soaking in the sights of everything from show ponies to Olympic-level dressage.
    — Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The property also includes a 12-stall barn with groom quarters, a tack room, five paddocks, and the regulation-size dressage ring.
    — Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 15 Feb. 2018

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