derby

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Recent Examples of derby One division will be for traditional style cars weighing under 5 ounces and another for exhibition class cars weighing more than 5 ounces, according to the derby’s online registration form. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 As Newcastle’s history boy. (Top photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images) Your Next Read Newcastle United Women set new attendance record for Championship game during Tyne-Wear derby Who has played most Premier League minutes at each club and what does that tell us? George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 His vision to embrace minorities in the outdoors wasn't solely focused on fishing derbies and inner-city ponds. River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025 The incident happened in the 15th minute of the Barcelona derby on February 9 when León and Caracas were jostling for position in the penalty area. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for derby
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Noun
  • Janelle Monáe — always one for cheeky sartorial statements — arrived in a black and white bowler hat and monocle, donning an oversized red, black, and white striped jacket printed to look like a suit.
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
  • On top of her head, Monáe sported a Magritte-style bowler hat.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • The Grammy winner was seen wearing a blue jacket, sunglasses and a grey baseball cap.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
  • From behind sunglasses and baseball caps, members appear to be in their mid-twenties to early thirties.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
  • The selection of works indeed revealed a preference for male subjects unique in a movement typically associated with fetching representations of young women in sun-dappled gowns and bonnets and plump, rose-cheeked children.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • At the Fiesta Plaza neighborhood, the world's largest sombrero will adorn the Tipsy Sombrero Bar.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Unfortunately, Miguel’s sombrero casts a shadow on his face.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Thomas was going to be picked off before the next pitch, but first baseman Jared Jones hit him in the back of the helmet with his throw.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
  • The helmet prevented the bear from splitting his head open like a melon or tearing his face off.
    Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The precise cut of her trousers, the strategic placement of cufflinks, the calculated tilt of a fedora—these elements compose not merely an outfit but a visual argument about belonging, authority, and self-determination.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
  • Rihanna and Tracee Ellis Ross topped their bespoke designs by Marc Jacobs with custom hats by Jones, while Kim Kardashian finished her leather Chrome Hearts ensemble with a matching fedora also by Jones.
    Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Fueling services at Las Vegas Boat Harbor will remain open, but boaters are urged to fuel up on land beforehand.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Warm spring weather and numerous requests from boaters have prompted Minnesota Department of Transportation officials to start the 2025 schedule of the Stillwater Lift Bridge this week.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • In the snap, Harry donned an olive green cowboy hat paired with a gray shacket, dark jeans and a black T-shirt while Meghan turned heads in an off-the-shoulder denim dress from one of her favorite brands Carolina Herrera.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • Yes, many families absolutely lean into the dress code of cowboy boots, lariats, cowboy hats and other committed interpretations of cowboy formal.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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