How to Use furlong in a Sentence

furlong

noun
  • Two hundred meters in the pool is about a body length less than a furlong.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2021
  • On the turf, inside was place to be last year in 5 furlong sprints, not so this year.
    — Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
  • Nearby, in a thick clump of grass, stands a red and black old-style furlong marker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2019
  • Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The feature is an allowance race, the seventh, down the hill at 6½ furlongs on the turf.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Owning, making his first start, won the 5 ½ furlong race by 2 ½ lengths in a small field of five.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
  • Why are there so many races at Los Alamitos either 5 ½ furlongs or a mile?
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 9 July 2018
  • Mandaloun has two sharp 5 furlong works since winning the Risen Star last month.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • King Jack is the 2-1 favorite in the field of nine going 6 furlongs.
    — Larry Stumes, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • This will be his first start at 10 furlongs for trainer Rodolfe Brisset.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2019
  • If Rich Strike can catch him in the final furlong, maybe one of these other horses can as well.
    — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • First Mission took the lead heading for home, and Saez moved him to the rail for the final furlong.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Solitude Dude is 4-0 in his four sprints and 2-0 at seven furlongs.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • Sir Winston spent much of the race near the back of the 10-horse field but began to move up with six furlongs to go.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 8 June 2019
  • Then came the final furlong of the fastest Belmont since the advent of modern timing.
    — Beth Harris, Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2018
  • At five furlongs, the $1 million Turf Sprint is the shortest Cup race.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2017
  • In this five-furlong sprint on the turf, Hidden Facts lost by less than two lengths against a stronger field last outing; 2.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The three-year-old filly came from behind to snag a 3/4-length victory in the seven-furlong race.
    — Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, 29 June 2019
  • As the Italian broke from the group to lead into the final furlong, the place erupted with excitement.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 20 June 2019
  • Bodemeister down the stretch and pulls away in the final furlong to win the Kentucky Derby.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The six-furlong sprint has drawn 10 entries, with Shaaz the tepid morning-line favorite at 7-2.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Powershift is trying the 10-furlong distance for the first time, but his pedigree screams stamina.
    — Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The son of Honor Code made a run at the lead in the final furlong before Authentic pulled away.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2020
  • The 3-year-old got a free pass into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint with a 3¼-length win in the six-furlong race.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Concert Tour got up at the wire to beat a very game Freedom Fighter by a half-length to win the seven-furlong race.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2021
  • At an Ocala farm, Zedan – then known only as Hip 1056 – ran a furlong in nine-and-three-fifths seconds.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Saturday’s feature is, of course, the seven-furlong Del Mar Debutante.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Journalism covered four furlongs in 48 seconds.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Run at seven furlongs on dirt for four-year-olds and up, the forty sixth running of the $500,000 event features a loaded eleven horse field.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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