How to Use homestretch in a Sentence

homestretch

noun
  • The horses are in the homestretch.
  • Among the best things was to hear the crowd as the horses ran down the homestretch.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
  • Smith, who had made the dash down this homestretch thousands of times, was stunned.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • But rather than spur the Royals down the homestretch, those moves seemed to bog them down.
    — Dave Skretta, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Many of the foul shots came in the homestretch with Cooper trying to come back.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • By the time the runners hit the homestretch there was no doubt Johnson would win.
    — Carl Leivers, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The case went quiet during the homestretch of the midterm election.
    — Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Here are the most intriguing ones as training camp hits the homestretch.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Whaley battled the entire race but didn't have enough speed down the homestretch.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 5 June 2022
  • Season ticket sales were up this year and crowds have been swelling in the homestretch of the season.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There were moves and countermoves galore down the homestretch.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
  • Both campaigns have been crisscrossing the state with campaign stops in the homestretch.
    — Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
  • With seating along the main homestretch on the frontside of the track, the club amenities fall behind the seating.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Centrowitz turned to his right and appeared to say something to Hocker as the two sped down the homestretch.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2021
  • Most Valuable Player award now looks like a one-horse race as the season hits the homestretch.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • With an over-the-top bar shaped like the oval track as the central point of the space, the seats are near the finish line along the homestretch of the track.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • His back still ached, the tightness building over the back half of a long season, down the homestretch of a long college career.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
  • In the homestretch, the candidates are trying to stay visible and get their voters to the polls.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 June 2017
  • The start line also changes from the backstretch to the homestretch depending on the placement of the water jump.
    — cleveland, 23 May 2022
  • Chapman is 37 years old and in the homestretch of his 16th major-league season.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the fatigue set in during the homestretch of his drive back to Orange County.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • June Gloom was fast out of the gate but couldn’t get the lead and ran third down the backstretch before fading to next to last in the homestretch.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021
  • In the homestretch of the 2020 campaign, there has been little good news for the incumbent.
    — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Most impressively, Peralta has been at his best in the homestretch of the season.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Spring has sprung, which means the 2025-26 TV season is in the homestretch.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But then in the homestretch came Jones, a CU sophomore who had spent much of her eight-lap leg catching up to the main field.
    — Daniel Petty, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2017
  • The 2025 legislative session is in the homestretch.
    — Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The downhill course has been used since its closure to sprints for longer turf races where the horses have to pass through the homestretch twice and aren’t going very fast at the start of the race.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The inside move of a Thoroughbred on the homestretch, the last roll of the dice—such moments pulse with urgency and splendor.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

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