Examples of backstretch in a Sentence
The horses are in the backstretch.
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Jorrit Bergsma spread his arms wide down the backstretch of speedskating’s mass start event at the Milan Cortina Games.
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Jordan was ostensibly referring to Herbst’s drafting on the backstretch of the final lap.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
Corby reminded Stolz that even if his start time in this sprint trailed his competition, the race would be won on the backstretch.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Breaking alertly under regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr., Dan made his way over to the rail and sat in a stalking spot down the backstretch in this mile and an eighth journey over the Kentucky dirt.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Jordan was ostensibly referring to Herbst’s drafting on the backstretch of the final lap.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
Corby reminded Stolz that even if his start time in this sprint trailed his competition, the race would be won on the backstretch.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Breaking alertly under regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr., Dan made his way over to the rail and sat in a stalking spot down the backstretch in this mile and an eighth journey over the Kentucky dirt.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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backstretch
noun
back·stretch
-ˌstrech 
-ˈstrech
: the side of a racetrack that is opposite the part between the last turn and the finish line
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