the terraces
plural noun
British
: a section of a stadium with wide steps where people stand to watch soccer matches
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Jol’s popularity among Spurs fans ensured Ghaly’s show of disrespect was met with audible rage from the terraces.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the final whistle sounded, roars bellowed from the terraces and the pitch alike.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Faith in the French goalkeeper had plummeted to such depths that fans on the terraces were waiting for the next goal to be chucked in.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
And the terraces, with big pinkish concrete tiles, look a little, well, lame.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of a successful third edition of the WPL, undoubtedly, there were girls in the terraces in Delhi inspired by the deeds of their heroes and dreaming of following in their footsteps on the cricket field.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The room spills onto the largest of the terraces, which is also accessible from a small bonus room that’s alongside a second powder room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the final whistle sounded, roars bellowed from the terraces and the pitch alike.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Faith in the French goalkeeper had plummeted to such depths that fans on the terraces were waiting for the next goal to be chucked in.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
And the terraces, with big pinkish concrete tiles, look a little, well, lame.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of a successful third edition of the WPL, undoubtedly, there were girls in the terraces in Delhi inspired by the deeds of their heroes and dreaming of following in their footsteps on the cricket field.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The room spills onto the largest of the terraces, which is also accessible from a small bonus room that’s alongside a second powder room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
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