sack race

noun

: a jumping race in which each contestant's legs are enclosed in a sack

Examples of sack race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Families can bounce between potato sack races and games of hot potato in the Tater Tot Kidz Zone before browsing the farmers market and vintage tractor show. — Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

Musician Brian Adams performs in the Balcony Café; there will be a sack race on the lawn for prizes. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2026

And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

The events included tug of war, a potato sack race, a soccer shoot-out, a twerk contest and a giant game of Connect 4. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sack race

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase