sack race

noun

: a jumping race in which each contestant's legs are enclosed in a sack

Examples of sack race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Highlights include an egg hunt, giant Easter egg painting, bunny hop sack races, face painting, giveaways and photos with the Easter Bunny. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 Until then, here’s to more stealthy micro-dosing, demented sack races, disturbing visions, and jaw-dropping confessions. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 June 2023 The free event also features food trucks, games for the kids (musical chairs, sack races) and live music. John Benson, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023 Lakehouse Resort — This hotel on Lake San Marcos will be offering a free, all-day, old-fashioned Fourth of July festival with a patriotic dog costume contest, watermelon-eating contest, sack races, ring-toss, musical chairs and live music from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 4. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023 Let the sack race begin. Stephen Means, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Other guests can enjoy face painting, an Easter egg hunt, crafts, a bunny hop sack races and photos with costumed characters. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023 Easter egg hunts, egg painting, food trucks, sensory activities, sack races and more. The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2023 Host a sack race! Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sack race was in 1786

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“Sack race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sack%20race. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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