derby
noun
, especially British ˈdä-\
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Derby
geographical name
, chiefly U.S. ˈdər-\
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a derby between Manchester United and Manchester CityRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘Frank and Al’ Review: A Friendship Forged in Albany," 25 Sep. 2018 Joe Biden has opened up a 21-length lead over the 20 or so other ponies running to challenge the big horse, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential derby. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "So It’s Trump vs. Biden in 2020?," 8 May 2019 In an eastern Spain derby, Valencia secured a 3-1 away win at Villarreal after scoring a couple goals in injury time. — Karel Janicek, The Seattle Times, "Arsenal, Chelsea, Valencia and Benfica win in Europa League," 11 Apr. 2019 His departure will make for another intriguing quarterback derby beginning in spring practice between Fields, a dual-threat player with a big arm, and fleet Tate Martell, who already has two years playing under Day’s tutelage. — Mitch Stacy, The Seattle Times, "Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins declares for NFL draft," 7 Jan. 2019 Manchester for Leicester City's match with Manchester City, and Milan for the Milan derby. — SI.com, "Superfan Relay: How The Most Passionate Fans Experience Matchdays Around The World," 21 May 2018 The Foundation Sportsmen’s Club Original Sturgeon Derby, aka Super Bowl derby is this coming Saturday and Sunday out of McAvoy’s Boat Harbor in Bay Point. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Steelhead action improves on American River | The Sacramento Bee," 29 Jan. 2018 The two-way star, tabbed baseball's most intriguing player, would seem to be a natural for the home run derby. — Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com, "Reliever Blake Parker enjoying resurgence with Angels," 21 May 2018 The same month Kentucky derby winner, Barbaro suffered an injury during the Preakness Stakes. — Fox News, "Gutfeld: The lone effectiveness of Trump," 15 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'derby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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