How to Use race in a Sentence

race

1 of 2 noun
  • The dog raced ahead of me.
  • The flood raced through the valley.
  • I'll race you to see who gets there first.
  • Eight horses will race for the cup.
  • She races cars for a living.
  • The truck's engine was racing.
  • That horse will never race again.
  • They raced each other home.
  • She's going to race the champion.
  • This is the space race of our era.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The state has long leaned blue in statewide races.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The error cost him a good race start.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • And a few thoughts on some other races.
    — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • What will the win number be in this race?
    — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Your life is not a race with anyone else.
    — Sahil Bloom, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What is the schedule for race week?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That’s when race comes into it too, though.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Busch finished that race eighth.
    — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Democrats are favored to win this year's race.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Both races started from the chute on the turf course.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Well, first of all, this race is a very ugly race.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Do your children ask to come with you on these races?
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • To date, Duffy has talked a big game about the space race.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The short-form races were among the few clear growth stories.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Expect more brief bouts of rain as the storms race across the metro.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The Dodgers are in the thick of a playoff race.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Open races Four seats opened up this cycle.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Here's what to know about the I-500 race.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The first race was a little bit of a challenge.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Goodyear is debuting a new tire for this race.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

race

2 of 2 verb
  • Don’t race trains to the track.
    — Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Their lungs raced while their quads screamed.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Karts race up to 35 miles per hour.
    — Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There are 16 teams that race in heats.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Would all of you race to defend me?
    — Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • My heart is racing from the slap of cold.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • To be able to race a final one more time.
    — Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Her heart raced at random times.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • My heart was racing, my hands were sweaty.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Dingler raced around the bases.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
  • His mind races back to a time in his country of birth.
    — Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The Knights raced to a 14-0 lead.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, the flames raced across 8 miles in a single day.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There’s more to the open-top speed demon than the man who raced it, though.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
  • All that pig racing could work up an appetite.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Only four others have raced in it since then.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Some are racing to change this, and the scars are real.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Adell raced toward the ball deep in the right field corner.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Debt and maintenance costs race up from there.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • His views on racing or on other things in our lives are very aligned.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The dog that ran onto a course and raced the cross-country skiers?
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • My mind raced, cycling through a rogue’s gallery of suspects.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Jake LaRavia races down for a layup.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Gonce would call and call, scanning the street, her mind racing.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • Guides and wranglers raced ahead, swinging their hats and yelling.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Busch isn’t given the chance to race through the start-finish line.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • My mind would always race with questions.
    — Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Freeman raced around the bases, scoring on a close play at the plate.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Kids can even release the launcher and race them on side-by-side tracks.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In this rematch, the home team raced out to a 12-0 lead.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026

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