How to Use paddock in a Sentence

paddock

noun
  • Let’s throw it to Luke in the paddock.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The display caught the eye of the rest of the paddock.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The land had to be cleared and the fencing and paddocks built.
    — Courant Community, 26 Dec. 2017
  • At this, the paddock gasps in unison.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • The rest of the paddock could sense, though, that this was no mistake.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In fact, there are paid contests for which horse looks best in the paddock.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Roscoe was a true star in the F1 paddock and around the world.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Once the paddock is cleared, the goats are moved to a new one, Bartz said.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • George loved his first ride–he was led around a paddock on a rein and shrieked with delight.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2018
  • The paddock that no one had dared to demolish.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • No high-fives from fans during the walkover from the backside to the paddock.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2020
  • There isn’t a driver in the paddock who doesn't feel the exact the same way.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
  • Trails wrap through the orchard and around a livestock paddock built to keep wolves away.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Now here’s Madeline from the paddock.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • At the same time, fans marveled at display cars strewn around the track’s paddock area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • Also by the paddock were a jockey and a horse — but in costume.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2021
  • Later, in the paddock, Code of Kings flipped over twice and broke his neck.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • Thousand Words, flipped over in the paddock and was scratched by an on-site physician.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The trio accounts for 40% of the paddock’s podiums over the past five races.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The paddock, where fans can glimpse horses en route to the starting gate, backs up to the parking lot.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Now here’s what the F1 paddock had to say about his Le Mans win.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Setting up the rig in paddocks brought constant feedback.
    — Yurii Zinchenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Campinoti and his wife spend the race weekend in the team’s two-story motor home, parked in the paddock.
    — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The inside of the parking lot area will serve as the series’ paddock for the weekend.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Viewers with time to binge discovered the drama both on-track and in the paddock.
    — Kyle Mahnke, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022
  • Fans came from around the world to visit their Long Island paddock.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • The eland antelope got out when a tree fell during a storm and broke the paddock that she and her mate were housed in.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • The paddock is filled with key decision makers.
    — Victoria Thomas, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Baffert punched his right arm in the air after watching the finish on the video board in the paddock.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2021
  • There were cars on display throughout the paddock and next to the event center building.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

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