derby

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Recent Examples of derby An explosive run-in to the end the season Elsewhere, the first North London derby of the season falls on November 22 when Arsenal host Tottenham at the Emirates. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 The problem is, that doesn’t work from a business standpoint, as anyone who saw film box office become a weekly derby knows. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 Judy won the most fish caught at last year’s derby. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025 Registration will also be available onsite the day of the derby. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for derby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
Noun
  • Bumrah became the first bowler to pick up 200 wickets while conceding fewer than 4,000 runs.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Adam Zampa is their platinum slow bowler but the part-time spin of Marnus Labuschagne and Head might be the weak link.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The video shows the male suspect appearing calm and casual, wearing a white t-shirt, black pants and baseball cap, and carrying a yellow backpack.
    Ayah Imran, Freep.com, 7 July 2025
  • Perry wore a black bikini and sunglasses with a matching shorts and button-down cover-up set, while Bloom sported black swim trunks, a white t-shirt and a black baseball cap.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • So put on your wig hats and Devo bonnets and get ready to party!
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 June 2025
  • The red cloaks and white bonnets worn by the handmaids in the series were being donned by protesters nationwide as feminist symbols.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • People started droping off costume accessories and dress-up requests — a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo, for example.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
  • Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.
    Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Tucker stepped out of the batter’s box to tip his helmet toward both a roaring crowd and the applauding Astros dugout.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Culver City Pride requires helmets for all participants.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Louis Partridge Louis Partridge tips his fedora in his three-piece black Prada suit.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
  • Yes, whoever introduced Lil Wayne to Warped Tour, Guitar Hero 3, and Patrick Stump’s fedora stash deserves a hell of their own making.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • On Sunday, June 29, officials announced that the search for the last missing boater, Francesco Di Filippo, had ended, the Wisconsin Dells Police Department said.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • And that should have been enough warning for boaters: Stay off the water.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The Cowboy Carter singer sported a denim jumpsuit with a chic brown cowboy hat.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 June 2025
  • Cameras captured him wearing a cowboy hat at the time.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025

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