the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Both races started from the chute on the turf course.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Del Mar may not be quite ready to don a nickname for Formidable Man, but this Thoroughbred has looked like the Sultan of Swat where the turf meets the surf.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Conord, a sophomore, sprinted around the field in celebration as his teammates poured onto the turf.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Both races started from the chute on the turf course.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Del Mar may not be quite ready to don a nickname for Formidable Man, but this Thoroughbred has looked like the Sultan of Swat where the turf meets the surf.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Conord, a sophomore, sprinted around the field in celebration as his teammates poured onto the turf.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the turf
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“The turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20turf. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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