How to Use racer in a Sentence

racer

noun
  • He is a stock car racer.
  • His horse will be a great racer.
  • My goal is not to just be a ski racer.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The guy was a racer in the purest form.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • What makes a racer tougher then?
    — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That’s just the type of racer Penske likes.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • In the speed events, the racers spend more time on the bases of their skis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Some racers learn a course the way an actor learns lines.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • There were a hundred racers in the, in the race, right.
    — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Music from around the globe played while racers reached the end.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
  • When ski racers scream, hope pretty much dies.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The e-bike still looks like a café racer; just one from the future.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Mikaela, now the world’s best ski racer, was 8 or 9 at the time.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The fat steering wheel feels good, and the short-throw shifter is racer-sharp.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The first is the Ruby, a sporty café racer.
    — New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • The expert racers faced a gantlet of right turns on the tricky course.
    — Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • Brexton has been an up-and-coming racer for some time now.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Kipchoge smiled along the way and even fist-bumped a fellow racer.
    — Joe Reedy, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
  • My plan wasn't to keep being a rally racer.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • His son crashed on the backside of a jump and was hit by two other racers.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The star racers were even at the critical point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Their narrow bodies and thready legs look like racers' shells and oars.
    — Lynn Levin, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But, as any good racer knows, the track isn’t always smooth and that climb seems to have stalled.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • There isn’t much of an offseason for ski racers.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some of those racers went for shorter distances, but the full marathon sold out.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, SFChronicle.com, 28 July 2019
  • As this Cobra is a racer, it’s been put through its paces over the years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2022
  • Whether the race is a 5K or a full marathon, roads may be closed around the racers.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Our testers ranged from elite-level racers to club coaches to those who ski for the joy of it.
    — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
  • But that younger version of Barnett as a racer is in the past.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Verstappen is an out-and-out racer.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026

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