Noun
a track star who has been working with a new coach
In those days, people usually traveled long distances in coaches. Verb
He coaches the tennis star.
He has coached the team for several years.
She coached the U.S. gymnastics team at the Olympics.
He has coached at the college level for many years.
The lawyer admitted to coaching the witness.
It was clear that the witness had been coached by her lawyer on how to answer the questions.
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Noun
Harkey served on former Yankees manager Joe Girardi's coaching staff from 2008 to 2013, then moved to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two seasons as a pitching coach.—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 Remember the infamous 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland soccer coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane?—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
And Dame would be coaching him.—Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 He was coached by his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, during his time at Jackson State and Colorado.—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coach
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary
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