the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
Examples of the turf in a Sentence
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Fans will notice that the turf is a darker shade of green than the original one.
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David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Suffering a reoccurrence of his right thigh knock against Athletic Club in Bilbao earlier this month, the 21-year-old was pictured grinning on the turf of the Joan Gamper CT and is working hard to try and at least make the squad for Barca's quarterfinal first leg meeting with PSG on April 10.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Bowens crashed to the turf awkwardly while chasing down a deep pass, and stayed down while clutching his right knee.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Jason can also be seen playing with his daughters, twirling them around and running barefoot through the turf field.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
Tretter said a plastic layer between the turf and grass is typically laid down but wasn’t in this case for some reason.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
The bipartisan sponsors of Senate Bill 5 wrote that most of the turf in Colorado is nonfunctional and exists for aesthetics alone.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2024
The three-time NFL defensive player of the year routinely — and violently — smashed them to the turf.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Gardner Minshew's pass was behind Goodson but hit him in the hands, then fell to the turf.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Suffering a reoccurrence of his right thigh knock against Athletic Club in Bilbao earlier this month, the 21-year-old was pictured grinning on the turf of the Joan Gamper CT and is working hard to try and at least make the squad for Barca's quarterfinal first leg meeting with PSG on April 10.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Bowens crashed to the turf awkwardly while chasing down a deep pass, and stayed down while clutching his right knee.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Jason can also be seen playing with his daughters, twirling them around and running barefoot through the turf field.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
Tretter said a plastic layer between the turf and grass is typically laid down but wasn’t in this case for some reason.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
The bipartisan sponsors of Senate Bill 5 wrote that most of the turf in Colorado is nonfunctional and exists for aesthetics alone.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2024
The three-time NFL defensive player of the year routinely — and violently — smashed them to the turf.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Gardner Minshew's pass was behind Goodson but hit him in the hands, then fell to the turf.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
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“The turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20turf. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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