How to Use motocross in a Sentence

motocross

noun
  • All of the best guys in the sport started out riding and racing motocross.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
  • The event was the first motocross race held inside a stadium.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • The pop star and the motocross racer have been married for nearly two decades and share two kids.
    — Taiwo Balogun, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Not far, to boot, from Bandimere Speedway and a dirt-bike motocross course.
    — Greg Dobbs, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2017
  • That has continued to be the trend in the enduro/motocross segment as well.
    — New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Her family was more into golf and motocross.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The racer would find greater fame in the sport of motocross, as a parts entrepreneur.
    — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The brothers posed in their gear next to a red bike while practicing with a local motocross school.
    — Nicole Briese, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Why is Lydia dressed for motocross, and will stunts also be involved?
    — Chris Feil, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • Yet, this is a motocross helmet and requires goggles for safe riding.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Often described as motocross on snow, snocross is full of tight turns, high speeds, jumps, and obstacles.
    — Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Australian motocross teens battle it out to win races and forge friendships in this kids’ drama series.
    — Hau Chu, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
  • Electric motors also provide gobs of torque, a big plus in motocross riding.
    — Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2008
  • There will also be seven freestyle motocross riders and two fire-breathing robots.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Danger, injury and death are accepted as part of motocross sport — even for children.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Pregnant and dressed in a halter top and black motocross pants, Cha stood by the models, counting out the moves.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Jim was an avid motocross rider and enjoyed nothing greater than being one with his bike, ripping it up in the woods or on the ice.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Root got his start in racing at the age of 6 on 50cc minibikes on the Barona Oaks motocross course.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Pink and the former pro motocross racer have been married since 2006.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Nine years to the day, Michael had been involved in a motocross accident that left him a paraplegic and in a wheelchair.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Like its predecessors, the Varg SM sports a sleek, motocross-style look.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Slayground also hosted X Games motocross events last year.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • For 7-year-old Callahan Russo, the start of a motocross race is crucial to a top finish.
    — Terry Hagerty, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
  • Severn Danza Park, which has trails, sports fields, picnic areas and a motocross track, is a half-mile away.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • That makes motocross the deadliest sport for young people, far more dangerous than tackle football.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Facing off against a litany of motocross racers from all over the United States is nothing new for Beck.
    — Chris Jeter, The Aegis, 27 July 2017
  • Badenas was part of the Spanish motocross National team.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The mayor of a Georgia town has died in a motocross accident just months after being elected.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Only a handful of states mandate safety requirements for motocross tracks, and most do not set age minimums.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Kids events, food and drink, Dodge Demon simulators, freestyle motocross and stunt bike shows are also on tap.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2019

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