demolition derby
noun
1
: a contest in which skilled drivers ram old cars into one another until only one car remains running
2
: something that resembles a demolition derby in destructiveness
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Their solution was to send another front-end loader to chase it down, which resulted in a low-speed demolition derby.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Like a Humvee in a demolition derby of Fiats, the continents won't go down.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Several early episodes go by with hardly any time spent in a car, which seems to go against the whole point of adapting a demolition derby video game.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2023
This annual fair typically includes familiar fair fun plus crowd favorite activities including the demolition derby and livestock shows.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024
More than a year from the 2024, Republicans might take comfort in the reality that few voters are paying attention as of yet to the zany demolition derby on Capitol Hill and Trump’s legal plight might seem like old news, even as the indictments pile up.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
In the United States, some truck owners delight in modifying their rigs with oversized wheels, heavy-duty suspension kits and soot-spewing exhaust systems, turning them into the monster trucks that stalk organized events like demolition derbies and mud bogs.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Getting medieval: This sport is a brutal human demolition derby with armor, axes and swords.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Competitions and judging, drag races, tractor pulls, greased pig contest, demolition derby, carnival rides and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 June 2023
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Like a Humvee in a demolition derby of Fiats, the continents won't go down.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Several early episodes go by with hardly any time spent in a car, which seems to go against the whole point of adapting a demolition derby video game.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2023
This annual fair typically includes familiar fair fun plus crowd favorite activities including the demolition derby and livestock shows.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024
More than a year from the 2024, Republicans might take comfort in the reality that few voters are paying attention as of yet to the zany demolition derby on Capitol Hill and Trump’s legal plight might seem like old news, even as the indictments pile up.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
In the United States, some truck owners delight in modifying their rigs with oversized wheels, heavy-duty suspension kits and soot-spewing exhaust systems, turning them into the monster trucks that stalk organized events like demolition derbies and mud bogs.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Getting medieval: This sport is a brutal human demolition derby with armor, axes and swords.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Competitions and judging, drag races, tractor pulls, greased pig contest, demolition derby, carnival rides and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 June 2023
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